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The ratio of number of student wearing sneakers in a class to the number of students wearing sandals in the class is 3:4 How many were are waring sneakers if there are 28 student in the class

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Answer:

12

Explanation:

So, the ratio is 3:4. That means this is for every 7 students. We have 28 students, so we need to know how many times 7 was multiplied to get to 28. 28 divided by 7 gives you 4. Now, we have to multiply both numbers in the ratio by 4. 3 times 4 is 12, and 4 times 4 is 16. The new ratio is 12:16. The students wearing sneakers were originally the 3 that got multiplied into 12, so the answer is 12.

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12 students are wearing sneakers.

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