Question

The ratio of left-handed students to right-handed students in 8th grade is 1:5. If there are 85 right-handed students in this class, how may left-handed students would there be?

Answer 1

Answer: There would be 17 Left-handed students

Step-by-step explanation: I know there's a common core way to do this by doing cross multiplication with 1/5 x "x"/85 (x being the answer) but this question is simple enough to just divide 85 by 5