Clark wants to figure out how many pens to order for the office. There are 48 workers, and he needs to order one pen for each worker . He knows that for every six people who preferred , there are six who prefer blue . How many blue pens should he order?
the ratio is 6:6, making 12 total.
48 = 12*4, so 24:24 will satisfy everyone.
To determine how many blue pens Clark should order, we need to calculate the number of workers who prefer blue pens.
Given that for every six people who prefer red pens, there are six who prefer blue pens, we can assume that the ratio of workers who prefer red pens to those who prefer blue pens is 1:1.
Since we have 48 workers in total, we divide this number equally between people who prefer red pens and those who prefer blue pens.
First, we find the number of workers who prefer red pens:
48 workers ÷ 2 = 24 workers who prefer red pens.
Next, we find the number of workers who prefer blue pens:
48 workers ÷ 2 = 24 workers who prefer blue pens.
Therefore, Clark should order 24 blue pens for the office.
24 workers
8 red : 4 blue
b= the number of people who prefer blue
4/12 = b/24
4/12 = 8/24
b = 8