A holiday decoration involves blue and white lights. The ratio of blue lights to white lights is 3 to 2 . The box the decoration came in stated that the number of blue lights was 114 but didn't give the number of white lights or the total number of lights.

a. 76 b. 190

Step-by-step explanation:

a. Number of white lights

Since the ratio of blue lights to white lights is 3 to 2 and the number of blue lights is 114, it follows that 3 : 2 = 114 : x where x is the number of white lights.

So, 3/2 = 114/x

cross-multiplying,

3x = 114 × 2

3x = 228

x = 228/3

x = 76

b. Total number of lights

So, the total number of lights is thus number of blue lights + number of white lights = 114 + 76 = 190

14.3

step-by-step explanation:

add all the numbers together.

9 + 12 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 17 = 86

now, divide 86 by how many numbers we have: 6.

86 / 6 = 14.3