The ratio of shirts to pants at a department store is 8 to 3. Fill in the missing values to show the possible number of shirts and pants.

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Fill in the blanks
Shirts Pants
24 9
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24
96
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48

Answer 1

The ratio of shirts to pants is 8 to 3.

To find the missing values, we can set up a proportion using the given ratio:

Shirts / Pants = 8 / 3

To find the missing value for shirts, we can cross multiply:

Shirts = (8 * Pants) / 3

Now, let's substitute the known value for Pants, which is 9:

Shirts = (8 * 9) / 3
Shirts = 72 / 3
Shirts = 24

Therefore, the missing value for shirts is 24.

Now, let's find the missing value for Pants. We can set up another proportion:

Shirts / Pants = 8 / 3

To find the missing value for Pants, we can cross multiply:

Pants = (3 * Shirts) / 8

Now, let's substitute the known value for Shirts, which is 24:

Pants = (3 * 24) / 8
Pants = 72 / 8
Pants = 9

Therefore, the missing value for pants is 9.

So the possible number of shirts and pants in the department store is:

Shirts: 24
Pants: 9