A store sells 2 printers for every 5 computers. The store sells 40 computers. How many printers does the store sell? Complete the ratio table to solve the problem.

Respuesta :

Lets think of 2 printers for every 5 computers as a "set"
First lets determine how many sets were sold to get to 40 computers
use the equation 5x = 40 to find that x = 8 which means 8 sets were sold to get 5 computers to 40
now we should apply this knowledge to the printers
use the equation 2(8) = 16. This means 16 printers were sold!
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The number of printers the store sell when the store sells 40 computers is 16.

Ratio

A ratio shows us the number of times a number contains another number.

It is denoted by the ":" symbol, it is put between the two quantities whose ratio is been taken.

A ratio can also be written in the form of a fraction.

Given to us,

The store sells 2 printers for every 5 computers.

Ratio of Printers and Computer

As we can see that the ratio is given as,

[tex]\rm{\dfrac{Printers}{Computers}=\dfrac{2}{5} = 2:5[/tex]

Continuing the same ratio we get,

[tex]\rm{\dfrac{Printers}{Computers}=\dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{x}{40}[/tex]

[tex]\dfrac{2}{5} = \dfrac{x}{40}\\\\x= \dfrac{2\times 40}{5} \\\\x = 16[/tex]

Hence, the number of printers the store sell when the store sells 40 computers is 16.

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