PSLE A bag contains stickers of three different colours.
19 of the stickers are brown. The ratio of the number of yellow stickers to that of red stickers is 3 : 2. What is the ratio of the number of yellow stickers to that of brown stickers?
Brown |
Yellow |
Red |
Total |
1x5 |
8x5 |
9x5 |
|
3x8 |
2x8 |
|
5 u |
24 u |
16 u |
45 u |
The total number of red and yellow stickers is the combined repeated identity.
Make the total number red and yellow stickers the same.
LCM of 8 and 5 = 40
Yellow : Brown
24 : 5
Answer(s): 24 : 5