nohearttobreak1855 nohearttobreak1855
  • 04-02-2021
  • Mathematics
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Your closet has 5 shirts for every 4 sweaters. Your closet has 15 shirts. How many sweaters are in your closet?

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kyleigh56 kyleigh56
  • 04-02-2021
Since it is a 5:4 it would be 15:12
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samuelonum1
samuelonum1 samuelonum1
  • 05-02-2021

Answer:

12 sweaters

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

We are told that there are 5 shirts for every 4 sweaters

If there are 15 shirts

We want to find the number of sweaters

for 5 shirts there are 4 sweaters

for 15 shirts there are x sweater

Cross multiply

15*4= 5*x

60= 5x

divide both sides by 5

x= 60/5

x=12 sweaters

Hence there are 12 sweaters

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