Question

A survey reported that out of 50 students, 9 said they get their news from a newspaper.

At this rate, how many out of 300 teenagers would you expect to get their news from a newspaper

Answer 1

54 teenagers get they're news from newspapers.

Explanation:

300 / 50 = 6

9 x 6 = 54

50 : 9 = 300 : 54

Answer 2

54 students

Explanation:

If the ratio is 50:9, we multiply the 50 by 6 to get 300 students and we also multiply the 9 by 6 to get the correct ratio. The ratio is 300:54