The ratio of Jason’s magnets to Kyle’s magnets is 2:7. If Kyle has 56 magnet, how many magnets does Jason have?
56 is divisible by 7, so this problem is very easy.7 * 8 = 56
2 * 8 = [16] magnets Jason has
7 is to 56 as 2 is to x
7/56 = 2/x
x = 2 * 56/7 = 16 magnets