Question

Ratio and proportion word problems


4/7 of the T-shirts in a crate are in size S. The rest are in size M and size
The ratio of the number of T-shirts in size M to the number of T-shirts in
size L is 2:3. There are 48 more T-shirts in size L than in size M. Find the
number of T-shirts in size S.

Answer 1

Answer:

S : M+L

4 : 3

20 : 15

M : L

2 : 3 (5u)

6 : 9 (15u)

S : M : L

20 : 6 : 9

3u --> 48

1u --> 16

Small --> 20u

20u --> 20 x 16 = 320