Question

A package of construction paper has 6 sheets of red paper, 14 sheets of blue pape

and 10 sheets of yellow paper. If Dexter bought enough packages of construction
paper to have 50 sheets of yellow paper, how many sheets of red paper does he
have?

Answer 1

30 sheets of red paper

Explanation:

Using proportion,

If 10 sheets of yellow paper = 6 sheets of red paper

then 50 sheets of yellow paper = ? sheets of red paper

`(50 sheets of yellow paper)/(10sheets of yellow paper) * 6 sheets of red paper`

= 5 * 6 sheets of red paper

= 30 sheets of red paper

Answer 2

50/10=5 so the ratio is 5 times more

there was 6 sheets of red paper and there is 5 times more so 5 x 6 = 30 red sheets

30 red sheets

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