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lildezikobe836 · 08-04-2005, 07:13 PM

Actually the answer to #6 is 12.

If the ratio of white eggs to brown eggs is 2/3, that means that:

A) the ratio of white eggs to TOTAL eggs is 2/5 (2/ [3 +2])
B) the ratio of brown eggs to TOTAL eggs is 3/5 (3/ [2 + 3])

This shows that the total number of eggs should be divisible by 5 (If you want to check, set up a proportion: 2/5 = x/any number that is divisble by 5...x represents the number of white eggs out of the total number of eggs). 12 is not divisible by 5 so that is the answer (you can check this with a proportion if you want: 2/5 = x/12....you will not get a whole number answer).

08-04-2005, 07:13 PM	#7
lildezikobe836 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Threads: 13 Posts: 71	Actually the answer to #6 is 12. If the ratio of white eggs to brown eggs is 2/3, that means that: A) the ratio of white eggs to TOTAL eggs is 2/5 (2/ [3 +2]) B) the ratio of brown eggs to TOTAL eggs is 3/5 (3/ [2 + 3]) This shows that the total number of eggs should be divisible by 5 (If you want to check, set up a proportion: 2/5 = x/any number that is divisble by 5...x represents the number of white eggs out of the total number of eggs). 12 is not divisible by 5 so that is the answer (you can check this with a proportion if you want: 2/5 = x/12....you will not get a whole number answer). Last edited by lildezikobe836 : 08-04-2005 at 07:24 PM.