ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : Ratio and Proportion

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Quantitative

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Example Questions

Example Question #211 : Numbers And Operations

A witch's brew contains  newt eyes for every  lizard tongues. If Aurelia the witch used  newt eyes in her recipe, how many lizard tongues did she need to use?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To solve this, you need to set up a proportion:

Multiply both sides by :

Simplifying, this gives you:

 or  lizard tongues.

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