Question

There are 60people in a movie theater. The ratio of people who have seen the movie before to those who haven’t seen the movie before is 3:2. How many people have not seen the movie before

Answer 1

Explanation:

60 people

3:2ratio

so that means the ratio of people to those who haven't seen the movie is 5:2

then make a proportion:

60/x=5/2

60*2=5x

120=5x

x=24

check:

24/2=12

3*12=36

36+24=60

correct.