A shop sells three types of boots football rugby and hiking cells are usually in the ratio of 6:2:3 last month 24 pairs of football boots were sold how many boots altogether were sold last month
First we define the variables: x = football boots y = rugby boots z = hiking boots Now we write the equations: (x / y) = 6/2 (y / z) = 2/3 For x = 24 we have: (24 / y) = 6/2 (24 / y) = 3 y = 24/3 y = 8 On the other hand: (y / z) = 2/3 (8 / z) = 2/3 (8) * (3/2) = z z = 12 Then, the sum is: x + y + z = 24 + 8 + 12 = 44 Answer: 44 boots were sold last month
