Question

Andrew has pencils and erasers. The ratio of the number of his
pencils to the number of his erasers is 2:6. If Andrew has 36
erasers, how many pencils does Andrew have?

Answer 1

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

2 : 6  pencil : eraser

? : 36

36 divided 6 = 6

so to get to the unknown value u multiply 2 x 6

which equals 12