Question

At a school party there are 40 cookies. The ratio of chocolate cookies to oatmeal cookies is shown in the tape diagram.


How many oatmeal cookies were at the party?

Answer 1

Answer:

8 oatmeal cookies were at the party

Answer 2

Answer:

The ratio of chocolate cookies to oatmeal is given as 5:3.

There are 40 cookies in all .We need to find number of Oatmeal cookies in the party.

The sum of ratio= 5:3=8.

Number of Oatmeal cookies when there are 40 cookies in all is =\frac{3}{8}. of 40=\frac{120}{8}. = 15.

8

3

.of40=

8

120

.=15.

There are 15 Oatmeal cookies when total number of cookies in the part is 40.