Question

Four balls of wool will make 8 knitted caps. How many balls of wool will Malcom need if he wants to make 6 caps. Explain with Ratio table.

Answer 1

8/4 = 2 caps per ball of wool

so 6/2 = 3 balls of wool are needed.

4/8 = x/6

8x/24

x = 24/8 = 3