Oi!
Two bags are full of quarters, of which some are American and some are Canadian. The first bag has 169 quarters, of which 13 are Canadian. The second bag has 21 Canadian quarters. If both bags have the same fraction of Canadian quarters, how many quarters does this other bag have?

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	Two bags are full of quarters, of which some are American and some are Canadian. The first bag has 169 quarters, of which 13 are Canadian. The second bag has 21 Canadian quarters. If both bags have the same fraction of Canadian quarters, how many quarters does this other bag have?

anonymous · Answer

13/169=23/x
x=299

anonymous · Answer

441

anonymous · Answer

i got 273

anonymous · Answer

169/13=13
this means that you square the other number (21) which gives you 441

anonymous · Answer

273 is right

anonymous · Answer

97
 	227
 	109
 	237
	273
One of these is the answer, this is what it shows on the answer sheet

anonymous · Answer

Yes 273 is the correct i just got it, thank you guys

anonymous · Answer

wow ! ok, so i need to brush up on my math skills! LOL srry!