You and your friend collect 180 cans for a food drive. The ratio of cans you collected to cans your friend collected is 4 to 5. Use the tape diagram to find how many cans you collected.

its 180÷9×4 witch is 80 the ANSWER is 80

Add the ratio: 4 + 5 = 9

Divide 9 with 180

180/9 = 20

The ratio is 4 to 5, with 20 being "1"

Multiply 4 with 20 & 5 with 20

4 x 20 = 80

5 x 20 = 100

You collected 80, you're friend 100

In a tape diagram, There should be two parts, in which one part is 1/9th less than half-way point, and the other 1/9 greater than the half-way point.

You were no help. Ughh!!

and if you looked at S_scott post you would know that

Ava is right, it is 80!!!

tape diagram?

for every 9 cans (4 + 5) , you collected 4 and your friend collected 5

how many 9-cans in 180 cans?
... multiply the result by 4 (your part)

So, what's the flippin' answer?!

Yeah, what's the answer?!

I don't understand. You didn't even give us the answer!!

R_scott and Henry2, you guys stink! No help whatsoever!