Question

If 8 spiders can spin 24 webs in 6 days, how many days will it take 12 spiders to spin 18 webs?

Answer 1

• 3 days

Explanation:

See the steps below, one ratio - one pair of numbers changes at a time.

spiders webs days

• 8 24 6
• 8 4 1 ⇒ Divide by 6
• 2 1 1 ⇒ Divide by 4
• 12 6 1 ⇒ Multiply by 6
• 12 18 3 ⇒ Multiply by 3