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the ratio of adults to students on the field trip is 3 to 5. if there are 15 students on the field trip, how many adults are there. please show how you got the answer please and thank you
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the ratio of adults to students on the field trip is 3 to 5. if there are 15 students on the field trip, how many adults are there. please show how you got the answer please and thank you

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9 adults is the answer

Explanation: To go from 5 kids to 15 kids you have to multiply by 3, what you do to one side of the ratio you have to do to the other, so you take the 3 adults and also multiply it by 3, which gives you 9!
the ratio of adults to students on the field trip is 3 to 5. if there are 15 students-example-1
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There would be 9 adults.

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