You are downloading a song to your MP3 player. The ratio of pop songs to rock songs is 5:4. You download 40’pop songs. How many rock songs do you download
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given:
Ratio of Pop Songs to Rock Songs= 5:4
40 pop songs were downloaded.
Determine how many rock songs was downloaded.
Solution:
In order to determine the number of rock songs downloaded, we must divide the number of pop songs downloaded by its equivalent ratio which is 5, then multiply the quotient by 4.
= 40 / 5
= 8
Number of Rock Songs = (8) (4)
Number of Rock Songs = 32 rock songs.