There are a total of 24 blue pencils and red pencils in a box. The ratio of the number of blue pencils to the number of red pencils is 7: 5. How many blue pencils are in the box?

Answer 1

7/12 x 24 = 7(24)/12 = 7(2) = 14 blue and 10 red pencils

14/10 =7/5