SOLUTION: A tenant gets 4 sacks of palay for every 7 sacks harvested. Following this ratio, how many sacks of palay would the tenant get if 560 sacks were harvested?

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Question 617062: A tenant gets 4 sacks of palay for every 7 sacks harvested. Following this ratio, how many sacks of palay would the tenant get if 560 sacks were harvested?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by


The tenant would get 320 sacks

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