Shaybear1234
Shaybear1234 Shaybear1234
  • 04-01-2017
  • Mathematics
contestada

The ratio of the number of volleyball to the number of basketballs in the P.E room is 4:7 .there are 21 basketballs . How many volleyballs are there?

Respuesta :

olemakpadu
olemakpadu olemakpadu
  • 04-01-2017
Let volleyball be v and let basketball be b.

v : b = 4 : 7,      b = 21

v : 21 = 4 : 7

v/21 = 4/7

7*v = 4*21

v = 4*21/7

v = 4*3

v = 12

Volleyballs are 12

Hope this helps.
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

15 3/4 % is equal to which decimal
Can someone please help me with remembering all the verbs of partir and soitir
What is the initiating event in this story from Aesop's Fables? The Old Woman and the Doctor An Old Woman became almost totally blind from a disease of the eyes
complete gustar phrases​
Help please i need exact answer
Why did the first continental congress alert the colonial militia’s to prepare for war
Graph Y=3x+4 please urgent
You are skiing down a mountain with a vertical height of 700 feet. The distance from the top of the mountain to the base is 1400 feet. What is the angle of elev
They weren’t invited to the party, and nor .... I. A. WASB. WERE'NTC. WASN'T D. WERE​
1. There was a drastic decrease in Alaska's Natse population following Rasian colomation eventhough there were few Russians in Alaska​