Question

a frog catches insects for their lunch. the frog likes to eat flies and mosquitoes in a certain ratio, which the diagram shows. the table shows the number of flies and the number of mosquitoes that the frog eats for two lunches. based on the ratio, complete the missing values in the table. day flies mosquitoes monday 15 tuesday 14

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the ratio

From the diagram, the ratio of flies to mosquitoes is 3:6 = 1:2.

Step2: Find the number of mosquitoes on Monday

If the number of flies on Monday is 15, and the ratio of flies to mosquitoes is 1:2, then the number of mosquitoes is 15×2 = 30.

Step3: Find the number of flies on Tuesday

If the number of mosquitoes on Tuesday is 18, and the ratio of flies to mosquitoes is 1:2, then the number of flies is 18÷2 = 9.

Answer:

Monday - Mosquitoes: 30
Tuesday - Flies: 9