Question

During a tailgate party a bunch of football fans sponsor a bobble head give away. After getting their bobble heads the fans start to swap and and make deals to get their favorite player's bobble head. The following values are set

4 Tom Brady's can be traded for 7 Peyton Manning's ( 4 TB = 7 PM )
5 Drew Brees's can be traded for 7 Peyton Manning's ( 5 DB = 7 PM )



How many Tom Brady's (TB) can you get for 7 Drew Brees's? That is 7 DB = ???? TB. Do not round your answer to a whole number. Report 2 decimals

Answer 1

From the starting condition we see that 4 TB = 5 DB.
So make the simple proportion:
4 TB = 5 DB;
x TB = 7 DB.
Find x:
x = (7 DB * 4 TB) / 5 DB = 5.60 TB.

Answer:
For 7 Drew Brees's we can get 5.60 Tom Brady's.