Question

honeybees produce 7 pounds of honey for every one pound of beeswax they produce. use equivalent ratio to find how many pounds of honey are produced when 25 pounds of beeswax are produced

Answer 1

1:7::25:x
product of means = product of extremes
1*x=25*7
x=175pounds

Answer 2

The ratio is 175 pounds of honey for every 25 pounds of beeswax that is produced. In other words, 175:25.
1 × 25 = 25 and 7 × 25 = 175
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