Question

Andrew has pencils and erasers. The ratio of the number of his pencils to the number of erasers is 2:6. If Andrew has 36 erasers how many pencils does Andrew have?

Answer 1

36 erasers shared in the ratio 6 is 6 (36/6)
So the is 6 in 1 ratio.
6 x the ratio 2 is 12
So there are 12 pencils

Answer 2

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

pencil:eraser

ratio = 2:6  

? : 36

36 ÷ 6 = 6

to get the unknown value you multiply 2 x 6

= 12

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