a skate shop owner ordered 60 skateboards from the manufacturer. out of the 60 boards that were ordered, 18 were longboards. he wants to know what percent of his order was longboards.

Question

find an equivalent ratio where the total number of skateboards is 100. complete the table

longboards: 18 __
skateboards: 60 100

Answer 1

To find the equivalent ratio where the total number of skateboards is 100, we need to find what equivalent number of longboards would be in an order of 100 skateboards.

First, we calculate the ratio of longboards to total skateboards in the original order:
Longboards: 18
Total Skateboards: 60

18 / 60 = 0.30

This means that 30% of the original order was longboards.

Now, we need to find an equivalent ratio where the total number of skateboards is 100:
Longboards: 30 (100 * 0.30)
Total Skateboards: 100

So, in an order of 100 skateboards, there would be 30 longboards.

Complete table:
Longboards: 30
Skateboards: 100