Question

Jackson middle school has 3 students in choir for every 1 student in band. If there are 42 students in band, how many students are in choir?

Answer 1

126 students in choir

Explanation:

We have the ratio 3 : 1 for choir : band

x choir : 42 band = 3: 1

x = 3 * 42 = 126 students in choir