16 ears of corn are being picked for every 18 peppers. If 9 peppers have been picked, how many ears of corn have been picked?

16 e a rs o f cor n p i c k e d f or e v ery 18 p e pp ers x e a rs o f cor n p i c k e d f or e v ery 9 p e pp ers P ro p or t i o n : 16 − 18 x − 9 cross m u lt i pl i c a t i o n 16 ∗ 9 = 18 x 144 = 18 x ∣ d i v i d e b y 18 x = 8 A n s w er : 8 e a rs o f cor n .

Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

When 9 peppers are picked, 8 ears of corn have also been harvested based on the given ratio. This was calculated using a proportion that relates the number of ears of corn to the number of peppers. By cross-multiplying and solving, we determined that 8 ears of corn correspond to 9 peppers.
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Answered by luana | 2024-10-01