VeritasKarishma wrote:
kilukilam wrote:
The number of stamps that Kaye and Alberto had were in the ration of 5:3 respecctively. After Kaye gave Alberto 10 of her stamps, the ration of the number of Kaye had to the number of Alberto had was 7:5. As a result of the gift, Kaye had how many more stamps than Alberto
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 60
E.90
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 60
E.90
Another method is to use ratios:
Note that the total number of stamps is the same in both the cases.
On ratio scale, 5:3 gives 8 total stamps while 7:5 gives 12 total stamps. So
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