The ratio of plastic bags to paper bags in a grocery store is 5/7 there were 276 bags how many were plastic bags
To determine the number of plastic bags, we can set up the equation:
5/7 = x/276
To solve for x (the number of plastic bags), we can cross-multiply:
7x = 5 * 276
7x = 1380
Dividing both sides by 7, we have:
x = 1380/7
x = 197.14
Therefore, there were approximately 197 plastic bags in the grocery store.