Question

The ratio of lions to giraffes living in the grasslands was 13 to 2. If there

were 52 lions, how many giraffes lived in the grasslands?

Answer 1

8 giraffes

Explanation:

You can make ratios like this:

13/2=52/?

There is something called the butterfly method where you would multiply the numbers that are diagonal (i.e. 2*52), and divide by what number is left (104/13), and that would give you the answer of the missing number (8).

Answer 2

8 giraffes

Explanation:

52/13 = 4

4 x 2 = 8