Question

The ratio of the number of toys that Jennie owns to the number of toys that Rosé owns is 5 : 2. Rosé owns the 24 toys. How many toys does Jennie own?

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Answer 1

5 ：2

x ：24

2x = 24x 5

2x = 120

x = 120÷2

x = 60

Answer 2

Jennie owns 60 toys.

Explanation:

Let's assign variables to the unknown quantities:

• Let J be the number of toys that Jennie owns.
• Let R be the number of toys that Rosé owns.

According to the given information, we have the ratio J:R = 5:2, and R = 24.

We can set up the following equation using the ratio:

J/R = 5/2

To solve for J, we can cross-multiply:

2J = 5R

Substituting R = 24:

2J = 5 * 24

2J = 120

Dividing both sides by 2:

J = 120/2

J = 60

Therefore, Jennie owns 60 toys.