Question

According to the box label 8 crackers contain 3gm of sugar. The proportion of G, the no. of sugar in 20 crackers will be

Answer 1

let us take the ratio
8 crackers: 3g of sugar
therefore,
let y be the sugar in 20 crackers
8:3 :: 20:y
product of means= product of extremes

8 x y= 3 x 20
y= 60 ÷ 8
y= 7.5

The proportion of G, the no. of sugar in 20 crackers will be 7.5grams