Katie buying paper

Question

Katie is buying packages of construction paper. In each package there are 6 white sheets and 18 colored sheets. How many colored sheets does he buys 14 white sheets?

Answer 1

"buying packages" means that the options are:

 

   number of         number of         number of

     packages       white sheets     colored sheets

         1                    6                      18

         2                   12                     36

         3                   18                     54

 

To get 14 white sheets, Katie must buy 3 packs (with 18 white sheets and 54 colored sheets).

Answer 2

 

 

The ratio of white to colored is 1:3

 

6/18 = 1/3

 

1 white         14 white

----------- = --------------

3 colored        ? colored

 

1 x 14 = 14

 

3 x 14 = 42

 

 

14 white sheets and 42 colored sheets.

 

She's going to break a pack open and take 2 white sheets out it.

Then she takes 6 colored sheets.

 

So altogether 2 and 1/3 packs