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Need help on maths foundation question Gcse

Question:

Eve is counting the photos on her phone.
The ratio of the number of photos of her family to photos of her friends is 3:7.
She has 450 photos of her family.
80% of the photos of her friends include Jack.

Work out how many of the photos of her friends include Jack.

Could someone also explain the process and how you got the answer. Thank you :smile:
Reply 1
Original post by unknown28282
Question:

Eve is counting the photos on her phone.
The ratio of the number of photos of her family to photos of her friends is 3:7.
She has 450 photos of her family.
80% of the photos of her friends include Jack.

Work out how many of the photos of her friends include Jack.

Could someone also explain the process and how you got the answer. Thank you :smile:

We can't give answers just hints - post what you've tried
Reply 2
Original post by Muttley79
We can't give answers just hints - post what you've tried

Family: friends

(3/450:70/80)x150
150x70=10,500

Answer 10,500
Reply 3
Original post by unknown28282
Family: friends

(3/450:70/80)x150
150x70=10,500

Answer 10,500

450/3 = 150 is correct

so total photos of friends = 7 x 150

then 80% of that

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