Question

John has a box of nails. The box contains 65 small nails, 40 medium nails, and 45 large nails. Susan has a box of nails that has the same
proportion of small, medium, and large nails as John's box. There are 176 medium nails in Susan's box.
What is the total number of nails in Susan's box? Enter the answer in the box

Answer 1

Answer:

Susan has a total of 660 nails

Step-by-step explanation:

John box contains 65 small nails, 40 medium nails, and 45 large nails.

The proportion of John nails is

65/5:40/5:45/5

13:8:9

Total = 30

If Susan has 176 medium nails and same proportion to John's nails

8/30(x) = 176

Where x is the total number of nails for Susan box

X= (176*30)/8

X= 22*30

X= 660 nails

Susan has a total of 660 nails