For every 3 laps that Jackie swims, Ronnie swims 2 laps.During practice, they swim a combined total of 70 laps.How many laps did Ronnie swim?

A.) 42

B.) 36

C.) 28

D.) 24

Question

For every 3 laps that Jackie swims, Ronnie swims 2 laps.During practice, they swim a combined total of 70 laps.How many laps did Ronnie swim?

A.) 42

B.) 36

C.) 28

D.) 24

djbreezy · Answer

@Phi or @Gschibby

phi · Answer

This can be confusing to figure out.
can you write a ratio of Jackie's laps to Ronnie's laps ?

djbreezy · Answer

This 1 confuses me the most..

phi · Answer

I don't know what they are teaching you to solve this, but I know how I would do it.
The first thing is write a ratio
ratio of Jackie's laps to Ronnie's laps 
do you know how to do that ?