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The ratio of 6th grade basketball players to 6th grade volleyball players is 5:2 if THERE ARE 30 BASKETBALL PLAYERS HOW MANY VOLLEYBALL AYERS ARE THERE

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Answer: There are 12 volleyball players

Explanation:

If the ratio of basket to volleyball players is 5:2 and there are 30 known basket ball players that means the ratio can be written as 30:x.

If 30 is 5 parts (5x) and volleyball players is 2 parts (2x) we need to figure out the value of 1 part (x)

This can be done by

5x=30

x=6

Now we know what 1 part is, we can now use that two figure out 2 parts

2x or 2(6)

2(6) = 12

So the ratio is 30:12. This can be confirmed by dividing both sides of the radio by 6 to get 5:2

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