Question

At a concert the ratio of male to female was 3:9.If there was 180 more females than male,how many males and females were at the concert?

Answer 1

540 males 180:540

Explanation:

simplify youre ratio

3:9 to 1:3

then multyply 180 by 3 because your 1 is getting multiplyed by 3 to get 3.

you should gey 540.

Answer 2

90 male and 270 female

Explanation:

As the ratio is 3:9, 9-3=6. 180 females cover 6 parts, and there are total 12 parts. This means there are 360 people in the concert, and there are 30 people per part. As male covers 3 parts, 30x3=90 male, and female covers 9 parts, and 30x9=270 female. Hope it helps!