Question

the childrens section at a public library has picture books and chapter books with a ratio of 2:3. if there are a total of 500 books in the childrens section, then how many chapter books are there

Answer 1

100

Explanation:

Let's denote the multiplier as xx since the ratio between picture books and chapter books is 2:3.

The number of picture books would then be 2x2x and the number of chapter books would be 3x3x.

The problem states that the total number of books is 500, so we have the equation:

2x + 3x = 5002x+3x=500

Combining like terms:

5x = 5005x=500

Now, solve for x:

x=500/5=100

SO ITS 100