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Three out of seven soccer players wore headbands in a soccer league. a. Write the ratio of soccer players who wore headbands to soccer players who did not. b. If there were 36 players in the league who did not wear headbands, how many players were in the league?

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Answer:

a. 3:4

b) 63 players

Explanation:

From the question, we know that: Three out of seven soccer players wore headbands in a soccer league.

This means Number of soccer players who did not wear head bands = 7 - 3

= 4

a. Write the ratio of soccer players who wore headbands to soccer players who did not.

Soccer player who wore headbands : Soccer players who did not

= 3:4

b. If there were 36 players in the league who did not wear headbands, how many players were in the league?

Soccer player who wore headbands : Soccer players who did not

= 3:4

36 players in the league who did not wear headbands

Hence, number of players in the league who wore head bands is calculated as:

3/4 = x/36

Cross Multiply

4x = 3 × 36

x = 3 × 36/4

x = 27

The total number of players in the league

= 27 + 36

= 63 players

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