Question

In a crayon box there are 5 dark colors for every 8 light colors if there are 20 dark colors how many light colors are there?

Answer 1

32 Light Colors. Since there are 5 dark for every 8 light, you can expand that ratio over the 20 dark that are present. 5:8 is the same as 20:32. Therefore, there are 32 light colors in the box.