document.write( "Question 1158653: Mrs. De Guzman gave her class sandwiches and cupcakes in a ratio of 5:1. If the number of students in her class is between 18 and 30
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document.write( ", how many students received sandwiches if each student received either sandwich or cupcake but not both? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #781600 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What numbers whose sum is between \n" ); document.write( "18 and 30 are in that exact ratio? \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "There are 3 possible answers \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "25 sandwiches \n" ); document.write( "5 cupcakes \n" ); document.write( "If there are 30 students \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "20 sandwiches \n" ); document.write( "4 cupcakes \n" ); document.write( "If there are 24 students \n" ); document.write( "(3) \n" ); document.write( "15 sandwiches \n" ); document.write( "3 cupcakes \n" ); document.write( "If there are 18 students \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Any other number of students will \n" ); document.write( "not make the exact 5:1 ratio possible\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |