Question

Fred is playing tennis. For every 2 of his serves that land in, 5 serves land out. If he hit 24 serves in, how many serves landed out?

Answer 1

When doing this problem think about how many 2's are in 24. (12)
Take 12 and multiply it by 5. (60)
Your answer is that Fred had 60 serves that landed out

Answer 2

2 serves in..............5 serves out
24serves in...............x serves out

2x=24*5
x=24*5/2=60 serves out