Question

13) There are 12 books to every 8 magazines in the
library. If there are 1,140 books in the library, how
many magazines are there?

Answer 1

1236 cuz u multiply the 12 and 4 and add it too the total? I think

Answer 2

Answer:

There are 760 magazines.

Step-by-step explanation:

☆We can solve using proportion.

$\frac{12 \: books}{8 \: magazines} = \frac{1140}{x} \\ \\ \frac{9120}{12} = \frac{12x}{12} \\ \\ 760 = x$