)) Read the story.

)) Wayne created a dried fruit mix to use on his cereal this week. He used 7 spoonfuls of raisins for every 3 spoonfuls of dried cherries. )) If Wayne used 14 spoonfuls of raisins, how many spoonfuls of dried cherries did he use?

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To find out how many spoonfuls of dried cherries Wayne used, we can set up a proportion.

If 7 spoonfuls of raisins is equal to 3 spoonfuls of dried cherries, then we can set up the proportion:

7/3 = 14/x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

7 * x = 3 * 14

7x = 42

Dividing both sides by 7:

x = 6

Therefore, Wayne used 6 spoonfuls of dried cherries.
) Read the story.
)) Anita is making balloon bouquets for her school's autumn dance. She uses 3 orange balloons and 2 green balloons in every bouquet. ) Pick the diagram that models the ratio in the story. )) If Anita uses a total of 15 orange balloons, how many green balloons should she use?
The diagram that models the ratio in the story would be:

Orange balloons: Green balloons
3: 2

To find out how many green balloons Anita should use if she uses a total of 15 orange balloons, we can set up a proportion.

If the ratio of orange balloons to green balloons is 3:2, then we can set up the proportion:

3/2 = 15/x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

3 * x = 2 * 15

3x = 30

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 10

Therefore, Anita should use 10 green balloons.
Read the story Anna's scout troop went on an overnight camping trip. There were 4 scouts in the troop who had never camped before for every 3 scouts who had camped. Pick the diagram that models the ratio in the story )) If there were 9 scouts in the troop who had camped before, how many scouts had never
The diagram that models the ratio in the story would be:

Scouts who had never camped before : Scouts who had camped before
4 : 3

If there were 9 scouts in the troop who had camped before, we can use the ratio to find out how many scouts had never camped before.

Let's set up the proportion:

4/3 = x/9

Cross-multiplying:

4 * 9 = 3 * x

36 = 3x

Dividing both sides by 3:

x = 12

Therefore, there were 12 scouts in the troop who had never camped before.