A sporting goods store ordered new bikes and scooters. For every 3 bikes ordered, 4 scooters were ordered. However, bikes were more popular than scooters so the store changed next order. the new ratio of the # of bikes ordered to the # of scooters was 5:2. If the same amount of sporting equipment was ordered in both orders and 64 scooters were ordered originally, how many bikes were ordered as part of the new order?

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Dakota Ellison

Mathematics

13 March, 19:17

A sporting goods store ordered new bikes and scooters. For every 3 bikes ordered, 4 scooters were ordered. However, bikes were more popular than scooters so the store changed next order. the new ratio of the # of bikes ordered to the # of scooters was 5:2. If the same amount of sporting equipment was ordered in both orders and 64 scooters were ordered originally, how many bikes were ordered as part of the new order?

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Sam Johnston · Answer 1

1. Original ratio of the bike and scooter is equals to:

=> 3 : 4, where 3 is the bike and 4 is the scooter

=> 48 bikes

=> original order = 64 scooter

=> 64 / 4 = 16

however, bike is more popular than scooter, so they changed it into new ratio:

=> 5 : 2, where 5 is equals to bikes and 2 is equals to scooter.

=> 5 x 16 = 80 bikes

=> 2 x 16 = 32 scooter.