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amissirrahc
amissirrahc asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 years ago

The ratio of hamburgers and cheeseburgers ordered in the cafeteria is 2 to 5. if 16 hamburgers were ordered,?

How many cheeseburgers were ordered?

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  • Jess
    8 years ago
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    5/2 = 2.5

    2.5 x 16 = 40 cheeseburgers

  • Lonta
    8 years ago

    Set up as a proportion

    2/5 = 16/x

    Cross multiply

    2x = 80

    Divide by 2

    x = 40

    40 cheeseburgers

  • MICHAEL K
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    there were 90 cheeseburgers ordered.

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