A catalog company sells two styles of kitchen towels, plain and stiped. In order to have the correct numbers of each style in stock, the purchasing department studied recent orders. These orders showed that the ratio of plain towels to total towels sold was 2:3. They also showed that 1,500 plain towels were sold. How many striped towels were sold?

Question

A catalog company sells two styles of kitchen towels, plain and stiped. In order to have the correct numbers of each style in stock, the purchasing department studied recent orders. These orders showed that the ratio of plain towels to total towels sold was 2:3. They also showed that 1,500 plain towels were sold. How many striped towels were sold?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

To find out how many striped towels were sold, we can use the given information that the ratio of plain towels to total towels sold is 2:3.

First, let's calculate the total number of towels sold. We know that the ratio of plain towels to total towels sold is 2:3. Since the ratio of plain towels to total towels is 2:3, we can express this as:

2/3 = 1500/X

Where X represents the total number of towels.

To solve for X, we can cross-multiply:

2 * X = 3 * 1500

2X = 4500

Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we have:

X = 4500 / 2

X = 2250

So, the total number of towels sold is 2250.

Now, we know that 1500 plain towels were sold. To find out how many striped towels were sold, we need to subtract the number of plain towels from the total number of towels sold:

Striped towels sold = Total towels sold - Plain towels sold

Striped towels sold = 2250 - 1500

Striped towels sold = 750

Therefore, 750 striped towels were sold.