SOLUTION: There are 18 pieces of chalk the ratio ofcalk that is yellow to chalk that is not yellow is 1:2. How many pieces of chalk are yellow?
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Question 993162: There are 18 pieces of chalk the ratio ofcalk that is yellow to chalk that is not yellow is 1:2. How many pieces of chalk are yellow? Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since the ratio of yellow to not yellow is 1:2
so for 1+2 = 3 pieces of chalk, 1/(1+2) or 1/3 of the chalk is yellow.
So 1/3 * 18 = 6 is the number of pieces of yellow chalk.
