Question

If the ratio of chocolates to ice-cream cones in a box is 5:8 and the number of chocolates is 30, find the number of ice-cream cones.​

Answer 1

ɢɪᴠᴇɴ :

• number of chocolate is 30
• ratio of chocolates to ice-cream cones is 5 : 8

ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ :

• the number of ice-cream cones

sᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ :

Let the number of chocolates and the number of ice-cream cones be

• 5x and 8x

→ 5x = 30

→ x = 6.

Therefore, number of ice-cream cones in the box

= 8 × 6

= 48.

Answer 2

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The chocolates to ice-cream cones ratio is

5:8=chocolates:ice-cream cones

$\bold\frac{5}{8}$= $\bold\frac{30}{ice-cream cones}</p><p>ice-cream cones = 30 × [tex] \bold\frac{8}{5}$

ice-cream cones = $\bold\frac{240}{5}$

ice-cream cones will be 48