Ratio Homework

[eggd2]

during a money raising appeal for charity 367 290 metal cans were collected for recycling. the cans were either steel or aluminium. they collected 5 times as many steel cans as aluminium cans. how many cans were collected?
plz answer

[eggd2]

+ rep if u help

[milky1-2-1]

whats the total please
u sure youve typed in correct number?

[milky1-2-1]

the answer is: 306075 steel cans
61215 aluminium cans
367290 : total

[Carlsta]

i thought chris liked ratios :P

[eggd2]

no i dont

[milky1-2-1]

i've posted the answer if you aint already got it? :P
the answer is: 306075 steel cans
61215 aluminium cans
367290 : total
__________________