the ratio of tires to steering wheels is 4:1 because for every 4 tires there is 1 wheel if there are 32 tires how many wheels are there

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This all the info I got but I honestly don't understand plz help me and explain

Answer 1

Cleo, we can set up ratios like fractions. Remember back to fractions:

 

1/2 = 5/10, right? You can either cross multiply ( 1 x 10 = 5 x 2), or multiply the numerator and denominator by the same thing ( 1 x 5 = 5 and 2 x 5 = 10).

 

So, we have 4/1 = 32/n, where x is the number we are looking for. We can cross multiply (1 x 32 = 4n, so n = 8) or know that 4 x 8 = 32, so 1 x 8 = 8. Either way, the answer is 8.

 

Hope this helps!