The ratio of forks to knives in Mabel's kitchen drawer is 4 to 5. There are 16 forks in the drawer. How many knives are there?
2 Answers
Oct 30, 2016
20 knives
Explanation:
Set up the problem as a ratio of forks to knives.
Cross multiply
Dividide both sides by 4.
Oct 30, 2016
This means that there are 16 forks and 20 knives.