Aaron has a turkey farm. for every three male turkeys, he has 17 female turkeys. If he has 272 female turkeys, how many male turkeys does Aaron have?

Question

I did
3/17=x/272
17x/17=816/17
so x=48
Is this correct?
Thanks for checking over my work

Answer 1

check if ratio of
48: 272 = 3:17
Is it?
If yes, you are right.

Answer 2

thank you