Question

At a certain high school, the ratio of lefthanded to right-handed basketball players is 1 : 4. If there are a total of 20 players on the team, how many players are right-handed?

Answer 1

16

Explanation:

If the ratio of left-handed to right-handed basketball players is 1:4, we can set up the equation x : 4x = 1 : 4, where x represents the number of left-handed players and 4x represents the number of right-handed players.

Since there are a total of 20 players on the team, we can write the equation as:

x + 4x = 20

Combining like terms, we get:

5x = 20

Dividing both sides of the equation by 5, we find:

x = 4

Therefore, there are 4 left-handed players and 4 * 4 = <<4*4=16>>16 right-handed players on the team.