Juan and Jorge ran laps after school to train for the football team. The ratio of the number of laps Juan ran to the number of laps Jorge ran was five to two. If Juan ran 20 laps, how many laps did Jorge run?

The laps run by Jorge are 8.

Explanation:

Given : Ratio of number of laps Juan run to the number of laps Jorge run = 5: 2

Thus we assume the total laps = x

Number of laps run by Juan = 5x

Number of laps run by Jorge = 2x

Given : 5x = 20

Thus

and 2x =

Thus laps run by Jorge are 8.

cultural achievements of the 1920's 2010  

1. cultural achievements and african american achievements in the 1920’s  

2. art and literature charles lindberg flew from ny to paris, france. became national hero; first transatlantic flight.  

3. greenwich village (new york) and the south side (chicago)  many artists, writers, and intellectuals flocked to these areas to share ideas  people lead bohemian, or artistic and unconventional, lifestyles

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