At a school play, the ratio of the number of students to adults was 5:3. There were 60 adults at the play. How many students were at the play?

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Pancakeo asked Aug 3, 2022

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At a school play, the ratio of the number of students to adults

was 5:3. There were 60 adults at the play. How many
students were at the play?

Mathematics
high-school

Pancakeo asked Aug 3, 2022

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60/3 = 20
20x5 = 100

So 100 students

Bahman Rouhani answered Aug 5, 2022

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Answer:

12+12+34+123+12

43+21+34+56+76

12+42

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