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The ratio of the measures of the 3 angles of a triangle is 1:2:3. What is the measure of the largest angle in degrees? Let the smallest angle be x. Then we have 3 angles based on the ratio: x, 2x, 3x We know the sum of the angles of a triangle equals 180. So we have: x + 2x + 3x = 180 6x = 180...

A metal block is made of nickel and copper. The weight of metals in the block are in a ratio of 2:9. The weight of the block is 407 pounds. What is the weight of the nickel? Using our ratio calculator, we get: 74 pounds

A cup that is filled with equal parts red, green, and blue dye spills half of its contents. Enough green dye is then poured into the cup to fill it again. What is the ratio of red to green to blue dye now? Original Cup: Blue Green Red Spilled Cup Empty Blue Green Red Refilled Cup Green...

The ratio between the sum of a and b and the difference of a and b is equal to 5. The sum of a and b: a + b The difference of a and b: a - b The ratio between the sum of a and b and the difference of a and b (a + b)/(a - b) The ratio between the sum of a and b and the difference of a and b...

3 boys share 100 in the ratio 1:2:2. how much each boy will get? Given the ratio 1 : 2 : 2, calculate the expected number of items from a population of 100 A ratio of 1 : 2 : 2 means that for every of item A, we can expect 2 of item B and 2 of item c Therefore, our total group is 1 + 2 + 2 = 5...

Cards in a pack are either orange or purple. 80% of the cards are orange. Write the ratio of orange cards to purple cards. 80% as a fraction is 4/5. Fractions to ratios can be written as numerator : denominator, so we have: 4:5

What is the ratio of vowels to consonants in the word RAINBOW Vowels (3): A, I, O Consonants (4): R, N, B, W Ratio of vowels to consonants: 3:4

the ratio of ten to a number The phrase a number means an arbitrary variable, let's call it x. The ratio of 10 and this number x is written as: 10/x

the ratio of twice c to d Twice c means we multiply c by 2: 2c The ratio is formed by the quotient: 2c/d

A bag contains 120 marbles. Some are red and the rest are black. There are 19 red marbles for every black marble. How many red marbles are in the bag? Using our ratio calculator, we get: Red = 114 Black = 6

if 200 is divided in the ratio of 1:3:4 , what is the greatest number Determine the ratio denominator by adding up the ratio amounts: 1 + 3 + 4 = 8 So we have the following ratios and ratio amounts with our greatest number in bold: 1/8 * 200 = 25 3/8 * 200 = 75 4/8 * 200 = 100

if the ratio of 2x to 5y is 3 to 4, what is the ratio of x to y? Set up our given ratio: 2x/5y = 3/4 Cross multiply: 2x * 4 = 5y * 3 8x = 15y Divide each side by 8: 8x/8 = 15y/8 x = 15y/8 Now divide each side by y to find x/y: x/y = 15y/8y x/y = 15/8

at a party, there are 72 people. The ratio of men to ladies to kids is 4 to 3 to 2. How many men at the party? How many ladies at the party? How many kids at the party? Our total ratio denominator is 4 + 3 + 2 = 9. To find the number of each type of person, we take their ratio divided by...

12 students want pancakes and 14 students want waffles. What is the ratio of the number of students who want pancakes to the total number of students? 12/14 is the initial ratio. However, we can simplify this. So we type 12/14 into our search engine and choose simplify. We get: 6/7

Sergeant U has 360 rounds of ammunition to distribute to Lance Corporal (LCpl) F, Lance Corporal (LCpl) M and Lance Corporal (LCpl) Z in the ratio 3:5:7. How many rounds did Lance Corporal (LCpl) M receive? Our ratio denominator is: 3 + 5 + 7 = 15 Lance Corporal (LCpl) M gets 5:15 of the...

There are 144 people in an audience. The ratio of adults to children is 5 to 3. How many are adults? We set up an equation to represent this: 5x + 3x = 144 Typing this equation into our search engine, we get: x = 18 This means we have: Adults = 5(18) Adults = 90 Children = 3(18) Children = 54

A fruit basket contains 2 red apples and 2 green apples. What is the ratio of the number of red apples to the total number of apples? 2:2 = 1:1 simplified

the ratio of 50 and a number added to the quotient of a number and 10 Take this algebraic expression in parts. The phrase a number means an arbitrary variable, let's call it x. x The ratio of 50 and x means we divide by 50 by x 50/x The quotient of a number and 10 means we have a fraction...

the ratio of a number x and 4 added to 2 Take this algebraic expression in parts. The phrase a number means an arbitrary variable, let's call it x. x The ratio of this number and 4 means we have a fraction: x/4 The phrase added to means we add 2 to x/4 x/4 + 2

In Trina's desk drawer, there are 15 paper clips and 18 rubber bands. In Kirk's office supply tray, there are 13 paper clips and 16 rubber bands. Who has a higher ratio of paper clips to rubber bands? Trina: 15/18 Kirk: 13/16 We want common denominators to compare, so we get a greatest common...