Question

3 of 5 Items Item 3 The ratio of pens to pencils in Carlo's case is 4:5. He has 16 pens. How many pencils does Carlos have?

Answer 1

The number of pencils are 20 .

Explanation:

As given

The ratio of pens to pencils in Carlo's case is 4:5.

He has 16 pens.

Let us assume that the x be scalar multiple of pens and pencils.

Than

Number of pencils = 5x

Number of pens = 4x

Than

4x = 16

`x = (16)/(4)`

x = 4

Number of pencils = 5 × 4

= 20

Therefore the number of pencils are 20 .