Question

The ratio of adult to children is 5:2, There are 35 adults at the museum, how many children are there

Answer 1

14 children

Explanation:

If we know the ration, and we are given the adults, we can set up a proportion in order to solve for the amount of children there are.

5:2=35:x

5x=35*2

5x=70

x=14

There are 14 children