Question

Item 8 A container has peppermint gum and spearmint gum. There are 40 pieces of peppermint gum in the container and the ratio of peppermint gum to spearmint gum is 5 : 2. Find the number of pieces of spearmint gum in the container.

Answer 1

Answer:

16.

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide 40 by 5 (or what times five equals 40),  equals 8. 2 (the ratio of spearmint gum) times 8 equals 16. There is 16 pieces of spearmint gum.