Question

heather has red and green pens in her stationery cupboard. the ratio of green pens to the total number of pens is 4:11
what fraction of heathers pens are green
what is the ratio of green pens to red pens
heather has 56 red pens. how many green pens does she have

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Pen colors given  = Red and green

 Ratio;

         Green pen : Total pen

                4         :     11

Solution:

1. what fraction of heathers pens are green;

   Fraction = $\frac{green pen}{total pen}$  = $\frac{4}{11}$

2. Ratio of green pens to red pens:

     let the multiples = x

        Green pen   Red pen       Total pen

            4x                  ?                    11x

    Red pen  = 11x - 4x = 7x

Ratio of green pen to red pen:

            4 : 7

3. heather has 56 red pens. how many green pens does she have

   Number of red pen  = 56;

   Number of green pens = ?

     Since the ratio is;

          4 : 7

 Number of green pen = $\frac{56 x 4}{7}$   = 32