CharleeS161530 CharleeS161530
  • 25-10-2022
  • Mathematics
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The ratio of ants to flies at the picnic was 8 to 3. If there were 24 flies how many ants were there?

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GwenH287411 GwenH287411
  • 25-10-2022

Solution

Step 1:

Write the ration

Ants : Flies = 8 : 3

Step 2

If there were 24 flies

Let the number of ants for 24 flies be x

[tex]\begin{gathered} 8:3\text{ = x : 24} \\ \\ \frac{8}{3}\text{ = }\frac{x}{24} \\ \\ x\text{ = }\frac{8\text{ }\times\text{ 24}}{3} \\ \\ x\text{ = 64} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Final answer

64 ants

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