Erin competes in track meets. She has won blue ribbons and red ribbons. For every 3 blue ribbons she has won, she has won 2 red ribbons.

Question

At this rate how many blue ribbons will Erin have won after she has won 12 red ribbons?

(1 point)
Responses

4
4

6
6

13
13

18

Answer 1

18

Since Erin wins blue ribbons at a rate of 3 blue ribbons for every 2 red ribbons, she wins 5 ribbons total for every 5 races. Therefore, she wins 1 blue ribbon for every 5 races. Since she has won 12 red ribbons, she has also won 12 blue ribbons.