A bag contains 16 white golf balls and 8 striped golf balls. A golfer wants to add 132 golf balls to the bag. He wants the ratio of white to striped golf balls to remain the same. How many of each should he add?

Question

A bag contains 16 white golf balls and 8 striped golf balls. A golfer wants to add 132 golf balls to the bag. He wants the ratio of white to striped golf balls to remain the same. How many of each should he add?
This is not a test question i just suck at these

Reiny · Accepted Answer

present ratio of white :striped = 16:8 = 2:1

white added = x
striped added = 132-x

(16 + x)/(8 + 132-x) = 2/1
16+x = 16 + 264 - 2x
3x = 264
x = 88

he should add 8 whites and 44 whites

check:
new whites = 16+88 = 104
new stripes = 8+44 = 52

104:52 = 2:1

Anonymous · Answer

hmm CHEATER. if you look on his name 90% of posts is cheater wow. hypocret