Question

At the carnival the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it 5 : 3. If 45 people won, how many people would of lost

Answer 1

The answer is 9

5 : 3 1

10: 6 2

15 : 9 3

20 : 12 4

25 : 15 5

30 : 18 6

35 : 21 7

40: 24 8

45 : 27 9

(I'm not the best at explaining)

Answer 2

5 win : 3 lost

*9 *9

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45 win : 27 lost

Answer: 27 lost