Question

in a survey of 90 students, the ratio of those who work outside the home to those who don't is 6:4. How many students work outside the home according to this survey? SHOW ALL WORK! AND ONLY ANSWER IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!

Answer 1

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Answer:

54

Explanation:

The fraction of the total that work outside the home is ...

outside/(outside +inside) = 6/(6+4) = 6/10

Then the number of those surveyed who work outside the home is ...

(6/10)(90) = 54 . . . work outside the home