Ratio of pens to pencils is 3:8; What could be the total number of pens and pencils?
11, 22, 33, ...
thank you. I have for choices and one of them is "44", so I think that will be the answer?? But I don't know why, so can you explain me how do you get the result. Thank you very much. I have the test tomorrow. Thanks again
To find the total number of pens and pencils, we need to know the ratio between the two. In this case, the given ratio of pens to pencils is 3:8.
To determine the total number of pens and pencils, we can assign a common factor to both parts of the ratio. Let's say we assign a factor of 3, which means the ratio becomes 3 × 3 : 8 × 3, or 9 : 24.
Now, we can add the two numbers of the ratio to get the total. In this case, 9 + 24 equals 33.
Therefore, the total number of pens and pencils could be 33.