Compare the ratios 7:4 and 12:5 using the following tables. Finish the tables by filling in the missing values A and B.

7 4
14 8
21 12
28 16
A B
12 5
24 10
36 15
48 20
60 25


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A = 35 and B = 18.
upper A equals 35 and upper B equals 18 .

A = 35 and B = 20.
upper A equals 35 and upper B equals 20 .

A = 32 and B = 18.
upper A equals 32 and upper B equals 18 .

A = 32 and B = 20.
upper A equals 32 and upper B equals 20 .
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To find the missing values A and B in the tables, we need to maintain the same ratio for each row as defined by the ratios 7:4 and 12:5.

Starting with the first ratio 7:4, we can determine that:

  • For every 7 in the first column, there is a corresponding 4 in the second column.

Let's establish the constant (k) for the ratios:

  • \( k = \frac{7}{4} \)

Now we can fill in values for A and B based on the second table with ratio 12:5, where we want to determine how many times the base ratio fits.

From the given values, we see that:

For the first table (7:4):

  • 7 corresponds to 4, 14 corresponds to 8, and so on, maintaining the ratio.
  • If we continue the pattern, we see each row multiplies the first number by 1 (7, 14, 21, 28) and applies the ratio to get the second column (4, 8, 12, 16).

Following this, we can find A:

  • \( 7x = A \) and must fit the same ratio as the last entry:
  • If we take the next multiple that fits the table's pattern, \( A \) should be \( 7 \times 5 = 35 \) while following up on \( B \) through the proportion to maintain \( 4 \).

Now, to find B:

  • Using the same method on the second table (12:5):
  • If \( B = 5n \), we look to find which row fits into the ratio.
  • We compute: \[ A: (k) = \frac{12x}{5} \] Plugging in \( A = 35 \): \[ A = 35 \rightarrow A = 7 \cdot 5 = 35 \quad \text{and} \quad B = \frac{5}{12} \cdot 35 \]

To solve B:

  1. \( 35 \times \frac{5}{12} = \frac{175}{12} = 14.5833, so we round that to fit the table and print as per integer values matching ( \frac{7}{4} \) style.

  2. Check:

  • Ratios commonly denotes both perspectives \( 7:4 \) and \( 12:5 \)
  • We see A is clearly 35 aligning downtrodden back to multiple involved rows.

Thus, B rounds to values closely to 20 to maintain consistency per aligned ratios.

Hence we determine:

  • \( A = 35 \)
  • \( B = 20 \)

Therefore, the correct option is: A = 35 and B = 20.