Question

At a parking lot, the ratio of people to cars is 3 : 5. If there are 30 people, how many cars are there? *

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:people=30=3/5

30/5=6*3=18

car=30=5/3

30/3=10

10*5=50

so there are 50 cars there

Answer 2

50 cars

Explanation:

Let's define p as the number of people and c the number of cars.

We know that p / c = 3/5 or in other words, there are 5 cars every 3 people. If we have 30 people means that p = 30 which implies 30/c = 3/5 which implies c = 5/3 * 30 = 50.