A container has peppermint gum and spearmint gum. There are 32 pieces of peppermint gum in the container and the ratio of peppermint gum to spearmint gum is 8 to 7. Find the number of pieces of spearmint gum in the container.

off the top of my head I think that there is 28 pieces in there

Step-by-step explanation:

well 32 divided by 8 is 4 and 7 times 4 is 28 . so there would be 28 pieces of gum in the spearmint pack .

for ex: the reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3. it is the opposite.

reciprocal definition:

a mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.

answer: the answer is c.

step-by-step explanation:

she’s dividing 1/3 of the flour into 2 jars.

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