The Easter bunny has 4 types of Easter eggs. Each egg is decorated with one of the following decorations:
Dark chocolate spots
White chocolate spots
Dark chocolate stripes
White chocolate stripes
Number of eggs with a dark chocolate decoration: number of eggs with a white chocolate decoration= 3:5
Number of eggs with spots: number of eggs with stripes = 2:7
Can you express the total number of eggs with a dark chocolate decoration as a fraction of the total number of eggs with stripes.
Answer:
A – Number of eggs with a dark chocolate decoration: Total number of Easter eggs = 3:8
B – Number of eggs with stripes: Total number of Easter eggs = 7:9
A/B gives:
Number of eggs with a dark chocolate decoration: Number of eggs with stripes = 3/8 x 9/7 = 27/56