Question

A parking lot has 27 empty spaces. If the ratio of empty spaces to taken spaces is 3:5, how many spaces are there total?

Answer 1

72 spaces in total

Explanation:

If there are 27 empty spaces in a 3:5 ratio, that means that for every 3 spaces that are empty, there are 5 that are taken. We notice that there are 9 times of 3 spaces that are empty, so we must multiply 9 by 5 to get 45 spaces that are taken. We then add these up to get the total amount of spaces 27 + 45 = 72 spaces

Answer 2

There are 72 spaces

Explanation:

You would first have to do 27/3, which shows what 1/5 is. This would get you 9, then multiply that by 5 to find the amount of taken spaces. Add 27 and 45 to get 72 spaces.