Question

A beach gift shop is selling packages of 8 postcards and 2 picture frames. The store manager wants to make a larger package in the same
ratio. If the larger package has 5 picture frames, how many postcards are in the large package?

Answer 1

Answer:

20 postcards

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

20 postcards

Step-by-step explanation:

8:2 (Simplify)

4:1 (8/2=4/1)

That is for 1 picture frame there will be 4 postcards.

So for 5 picture frames

(5×) 4:1 (×5)

20:5

Or you can do as below

P:PF

8:2

x:5

40:2x

$\frac{40}{2} = \frac{2x}{2}$

$x = 20$