The ratio of pens to pencils in Carlos‘s case is 4 to 5 he has 16 pens how many pencils does he have

Answer 1

This problem can be solved using equivalent ratios.

4 pens = 16 pens

5 pencils x pencils

Since 4 * 4 is 16 , multiply the numerator and denominator by 4 to find the number of pencils for 16 pens:

4 pens • 4 = 16 pens

5 pencils • 4 20 pencils