caydenhbrown caydenhbrown
  • 24-11-2020
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the ratio of males to females at camp is 5 to 4. if there are 40 males at the camp, how many females are there?

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arnavsangle767 arnavsangle767
  • 24-11-2020

Answer:

32

Step-by-step explanation:

5:4 is the ratio. So 40/5 is 8. Therefore, you must multiply 4 by 8 to get the amount of females at the camp. Ergo, the answer is 32

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2021nogline
2021nogline 2021nogline
  • 24-11-2020

Answer:

32

Step-by-step explanation:

You can solve this by setting up a proportion.

A 5 to 4 ratio is the same as [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex]

The proportion is [tex]\frac{5}{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{40}{x}[/tex]

By cross multiplying... you find that x (females) is equal to 32

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