A drawer contains white socks and black socks only.
The number of white socks to the number of black socks is in the ratio 1:3 There are 12 white socks. How many black socks are in the drawer

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Answer:

36 black socks

Step-by-step explanation:

white socks: black socks

1  :3

We have 12 white socks so we multiply each term by 12

1*12 : 3*12

12:36

We have 36 black socks