Question

14. Ethan and Grace collect antique spoons. Ethan has 48 spoons in his collection. Grace has 2.5 times as many spoons as Ethan. How many spoons does Grace have in her collection?

Answer 1

Grace has 120 spoons in her collection

Explanation:

We can allow the variable E to represent the number of spoons Ethan has and G to represent the number of spoons Grace has.

Since we're told that Grace has 2.5 times as many spoons as Ethan, we know that

G = 2.5E

We plug in 48 for E and simplify to find the total amount of spoons Grace has:

G = 2.5 * 48

G = 120

Thus, Grace has 120 spoons in her collection as 120 is 2.5 times greater than 48 (the number of spoons Ethan has)