Question

a wood stove burns 4 same-sized logs in 2 hours. How many logs does the stove burn in 8 hours?

Answer 1

(4logs/2hours) = (x logs/8 hours)

(4/2) = x/8)

Cross multiplication gets you:

(4)(8) = (2)x
32 = 2x
x = 16

16 logs

Answer 2

There are 16 logs do you need work on this