Colton has watched
\[2\] comedy movies for every
\[3\] other movies. He has watched
\[30\] total movies.
Complete the table.
Original ratio Number Colton has watched
Comedy movies
\[2\]
Other movies
\[3\]
Total movies
\[30\]
Original ratio Number Colton has watched
Comedy movies \[2\] << 2x
Other movies \[3\] << 3x
Total movies \[30\] << 2x + 3x = 5x
To find the value of x, we solve the equation 5x = 30.
Dividing both sides by 5 gives x = 6.
Therefore,
Number of Comedy movies = 2x = 2(6) = 12
Number of Other movies = 3x = 3(6) = 18