Question

The ratio of males to females was 4:5. If there are 180 people at the fair how many males

are there?

Answer 1

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Answer:

80

Explanation:

Let m represent the number of males. Then you have ...

m/(180 -m) = 4/5

5m = 4(180 -m) . . . . cross multiply

9m = 720 . . . . . . . . add 4m, simplify

m = 80 . . . . . . . . . . divide by 9

The number of males at the fair was 80.