Question

the store is having a promotion. for every 8 glasses you buy, you get 3 free plates. Malcolm got 9 free plates. how many glasses did he buy?

Answer 1

he got 24 glasses bc 3 plates is 8 glasses so 9 will be 24

Answer 2

This is a ratio 8 glasses per 3 plates.

8:3

We multiply 3 plates by 3 to get 9 so multiply 8 by 3 to get 24.

24 glasses