Answer:
Brown bread: 12,500 loaves
White bread: 5,000 loaves
Rye bread: 2,500 loaves
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of the numbers of loaves brown bread to white bread to rye bread is:
5 : 2 : 1
A bakery makes 20,000 loaves of bread.
Add the numbers in the ratio: 5 + 2 + 1 = 8
The fractions of numbers of loaves per type are:
brown: 5/8
white: 2/8
rye: 1/8
Out of a total of 20,000 loaves,
brown: 5/8 × 20,000 = 12,500
white: 2/8 × 20,000 = 5,000
rye: 1/8 × 20,000 = 2,500
Check: add the three amounts to make sure the sum is 20,000.
12,500 + 5,000 + 2,500 = 20,000
The sum is 20,000, so the three numbers are correct.
Answer:
Brown bread: 12,500 loaves
White bread: 5,000 loaves
Rye bread: 2,500 loaves
