Question

Clark wants to figure out how many pens to order for the office . There are 36 workers. and he needs to order a pen for each worker. He knows that for every 8 people who preferred red, there are 4 who prefer blue. How many blue pens should he order?

Answer 1

ratio of red to blue is \(8:4\) or \(2:1\) in other words twice as many people prefer red to blue

Answer 2

divide 36 in to thirds, two thirds want red, one third wants blue