PSLE A bag contains stickers of three different colours.
12 of the stickers are orange. The ratio of the number of brown stickers to that of yellow stickers is 3 : 5. What is the ratio of the number of orange stickers to that of yellow stickers?
Orange |
Brown |
Yellow |
Total |
1x8 |
1x8 |
2x8 |
|
3x1 |
5x1 |
|
8 u |
3 u |
5 u |
16 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 1 and 8 = 8
Orange : Yellow
8 : 5
Answer(s): 8 : 5