Nigel is selling candy bars for his outdoor club. He is averaging 4 bars every three days. If he continues at this rate, how many days will it take to sell his box of 36? Your answer should be a whole number
SOLVE RATIO PROBLEMS WITH PROPORTIONS PRACTICE
To solve this problem, set up a proportion.
Let x represent the number of days it will take to sell the box of 36 candy bars.
The proportion can be set up as:
4 bars / 3 days = 36 bars / x days
Cross-multiplying gives:
4x = 36 * 3
Simplifying further gives:
4x = 108
Dividing both sides by 4 gives:
x = 108 / 4
x = 27
Therefore, it will take Nigel 27 days to sell his box of 36 candy bars.