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The ratio of adults to children at a park is 1/3. The total number of people at the park is 36. How many children are at the park?

The ratio of adults to children at a park is 1/3. The total number of people at the-example-1
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Adults 1, children 3. Total is 36. The total of your ratio is 4. If you divide 35 by 4, you get 9.

So your ratio looks like this: 9: 27.

So there are 27 children.
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24 children 12 adults
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