Question

The ratio of White bread to brown bread is 2:5 . If number of white breads are 8. Then number of brown breads are: *
30
40
45
50​

Answer 1

$\: \huge\underbrace {\overbrace {\color {orange}\bf \: SOLUTION \: }} \\ \\ \\ \large\longrightarrow \sf \frac{2}{5} = \frac{8}{x} \\ \\\large\longrightarrow \sf 2( x)= 8(5) \\ \\ \large\longrightarrow \sf {2x} = 40\\ \\\large\longrightarrow \sf x = \frac{40}{2} \\ \\\large\longrightarrow \boxed{\sf x = 20}$