PSLE A bag contains stickers of three different colours.
15 of the stickers are green. The ratio of the number of brown stickers to that of yellow stickers is 3 : 5. What is the ratio of the number of brown stickers to that of green stickers?
Green |
Brown |
Yellow |
Total |
1x2 |
4x2 |
5x2 |
|
3x1 |
5x1 |
|
2 u |
3 u |
5 u |
10 u |
The total number of yellow and brown stickers is the combined repeated identity.
Make the total number yellow and brown stickers the same.
LCM of 4 and 8 = 8
Brown : Green
3 : 2
Answer(s): 3 : 2