Problema Solution
the number of stickers collected by Maurice, Elle, and Justin is in the ration 8:5:7, if there are a total of 960 stickers, how many stickers do Elle and Justin have altogether. please show the work. thanks
Answer provided by our tutors
Let
8x = the number of sticks that Maurice has
5x = the number of sticks that Elle has
7x = the number of sticks that Justin had
8x + 5x + 7x = 960
........
click here to see the equation solved for x
........
x = 48 sticks
Elle and Justin have 5x + 7x = 12x sticks together.
12*48 = 576 sticks
Elle and Justin have 576 sticks together.