Question

read the story. gwen had an awful time camping! when she got home, she counted 5 mosquito bites on her legs for every 4 bites on her arms. pick the diagram that models the ratio in the story. diagrams showing legs (5 orange rectangles) and arms (4 green rectangles) in first diagram, legs (5 orange rectangles) and arms (1 green rectangle) in second diagram gwen had 3 more mosquito bites on her legs than on her arms. how many bites did she have on her legs and arms altogether? blank mosquito bites

Explanation:

Step1: Define ratio variables

Let legs bites = $5x$, arms bites = $4x$.

Step2: Use difference to find x

$5x - 4x = 3$ → $x=3$.

Step3: Calculate total bites

Legs: $5×3=15$, Arms: $4×3=12$. Total: $15+12=27$.

Answer:

27