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11 February, 04:02

Red and grey bricks were used to build a decorative wall. the number of red bricks over the number of grey bricks was 5/. there were 224 bricks used in all. how many red bricks were used?

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  1. 11 February, 05:00
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    To solve this question you put the number of red bricks over the number of total bricks. The new ratio would be 5/7. Then, you use proportions. 5/7 = x/224. 7x=1120. To get x you divide by 7 on both sides. x=160
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