You know that the ratio of pairs of mittens and pairs of gloves sold is 2 : 1 (for every 2 pairs of gloves mittens, they sell 1 pair of gloves)
You can also express this ratio saying that for every 3 pairs sold, 2 were mittens and 1 was a pair of gloves. This ratio can be expressed as fractions:
[tex]\frac{2}{3}and\frac{1}{3}[/tex]You know that combined they sold 27 pairs. To determine how many pairs were sold, you have to multiply the total number of pairs by the corresponding fractions:
- Pairs of mittens:
[tex]27\cdot\frac{2}{3}=18[/tex]-Pairs of gloves:
[tex]27\cdot\frac{1}{3}=9[/tex]Over the week they sold 18 pairs of mittens and 9 pairs of gloves.
