Question

The ratio of “D”s to “A”s in the school was 6 to 19. If there were 872 As in the school this term, how many Ds were there?

Answer 1

The amount of D's there were is 275.4

Explanation:

D : A

6 : 19

D : 872

Cross multiply 872 and 6

6*872 = 5232

Then divide the total by 19

5232/19 = 275.4 (simplified)