Q. Charles owns a toy store. There are 8 dolls for every 5 dump trucks in his inventory. If there are 35 dump trucks, how many dolls are in the store?
Set Ratio: question_prompt: How many dolls are in Charles's toy store if there are 35 dump trucks and the ratio of dolls to dump trucks is 8 to 5?
Calculate Groups: Step 1: Set up the ratio of dolls to dump trucks, which is 8 dolls for every 5 dump trucks.
Find Total: Step 2: Since there are 35 dump trucks, we need to find out how many groups of 5 dump trucks there are in 35. So, we do 35÷5.
Multiply Groups: Step 3: Calculate 35÷5=7. This means there are 7 groups of 5 dump trucks.
Calculate Total: Step 4: For every group of 5 dump trucks, there are 8 dolls. So, we multiply the number of groups by 8 to find the total number of dolls. So, we do 7×8.
Calculate Total: Step 4: For every group of 5 dump trucks, there are 8 dolls. So, we multiply the number of groups by 8 to find the total number of dolls. So, we do 7×8. Step 5: Calculate 7×8=56. So, there are 56 dolls in the store.
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