Question

2. Liam picked tomatoes and onions from his garden this year. The ratio of the number of tomatoes to the

number of onions picked was 9 to 6. If 42 tomatoes were picked, how many onions were picked?

Answer 1

28

Explanation:

Since 42 tomatoes were picked, we can take the reciprocal (the reversed fraction) of the 9:6 ratio and make it 6:9, then multiply 42 by 6/9.