Question

On the way to school, if the ratio of walkers to bus riders is 2:7, then the number of bus riders is ________ times the number of walkers.

Answer 1

Walkers: Bus riders= 2:7
⇒ Bus riders: walkers= 7:2

7:2
= 7/2
= 3.5

The number of bus riders is 3.5 times the number of walkers~

Answer 2

On the way to school, if the ratio of walkers to bus riders is 2:7, then the number of bus riders is 3.5 times the number of walkers.

Explanation:-

7 is 3.5 times larger than 2.

2*3.5 = 7

Answer: 3.5