SOLUTION: how do I solve ratios? example: a hardware store sells 384 oak and pine doors per year. the ratio of oak to pine is 6:2. Find the number of oak doors sold each year

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Question 952333: how do I solve ratios? example: a hardware store sells 384 oak and pine doors per year. the ratio of oak to pine is 6:2. Find the number of oak doors sold each year
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source):
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The statement equating two or more ratios is a proportion.

Oak to Pine, .

384 oak doors and p pine doors,

The question should be, "how many PINE doors were sold...?"

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source):
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how do I solve ratios? example: a hardware store sells 384 oak and pine doors per year. the ratio of oak to pine is 6:2. Find the number of oak doors sold each year

Ratio of oak to pine: 6:2, for a total of 6 + 2, or 8 parts
Number of oak doors sold: ______, or