Question

In a croyon box there is 5 dark colors for every 8 light colors. If thare are 20 dark colors how many lights

Answer 1

`32\ lights\ colors`

Explanation:

we know that

using proportion

`(5)/(8)(dark\ colors)/(lights\ colors)=(20)/(x)(dark\ colors)/(lights\ colors)\\ \\x=8*20/5\\ \\x=32\ lights\ colors`