You are downloading songs to your MP3 player. The ratio of pop songs to rock songs is 5 : 4. You download 40 pop songs. How many rock songs do you download?
You download ___
rock songs.

Respuesta :

Answer:

You download 32 rock songs.

Step-by-step explanation:

*im a 7th grader so dont trust me with this answer lol*

The ratio 5 : 4 can also be written as the fraction 5/4.

The ratio pop songs, 40 : rock songs, r can be written as the fraction 40/r

Set an equation:

40/r = 5/4

Cross Multiply:

5r = 160

Divide 5 from both sides:

r = 32

There you have it, the amount of rock songs downloaded! Hopefully this helps!