A store finds out that 5 out of every 9 customers prefer new extra crunch peanut butter. If the store sells 90,000 jars or regular peanut butter, how many jars of new x crunch should it produce ,and how many of regular should it produce ? Have no idea how to do this. please help
Cross multiply and solve for x.
5/4 = x/90,000
sorry i still don't understand .What do i cross multiply?
5/4 = x/90,000
4x = 450,000
x = 112,500 crunch
thank you
You're welcome.
To determine how many jars of new extra crunch peanut butter and regular peanut butter the store should produce, we need to use the ratio of customers who prefer the new extra crunch peanut butter.
Let's break down the problem step by step:
Step 1: Calculate the proportion of customers who prefer new extra crunch peanut butter.
The ratio is given as 5 out of every 9 customers prefer the new extra crunch peanut butter. So, the proportion of customers who prefer the new extra crunch peanut butter can be calculated as:
Proportion = Number of customers preferring new extra crunch / Total number of customers
Proportion = 5 / 9
Step 2: Calculate the number of customers who prefer the new extra crunch peanut butter.
To do this, we need to know the total number of customers. Since the number of customers is not given in the problem, we cannot proceed with this information alone.
Step 3: Determine the number of jars of regular peanut butter sold.
The problem states that the store sold 90,000 jars of regular peanut butter, so we have this information. However, to proceed with the calculation, we need the proportion of customers who prefer regular peanut butter.
Unfortunately, without the total number of customers or the proportion of customers who prefer regular peanut butter, we are unable to provide a specific answer to your question. If you can provide additional information, we can continue with the calculation.