Question

Jason and Aurel had some stickers in the ratio 1 : 5. if Aurel had 92 stickers more then Jason, How many stickers did they have altogether?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Example 1:

In a bag of red and green sweets, the ratio of red sweets to green sweets is 3:4. If the bag contains 120 green sweets, how many red sweets are there?

Solution:

Step 1: Assign variables :

Let x = red sweets

Write the items in the ratio as a fraction.

red/green

Step 2: Solve the equation

Cross Multiply

3 × 120 = 4 × x

360 = 4x

Isolate variable x

x=360/4

Answer: There are 90 red sweets.