Question

At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 56

people won, how many people would have lost?

Answer 1

35

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is 35

Explanation:

First of all, note that 56 is the same as 56/1 since 56 divided by 1 is 56. Therefore, start by setting up the problem like this:

Step 1: 56/1 x 8/5 =

Step 2: Multiply the numerators together (56 x 8 = 448) and multiply the denominators together (1 x 5 = 5) and make it into one fraction like so 448/5 Step 3: Convert the improper fraction above to a mixed number to get the answer: 89 3/5

That's it! Now you know how to calculate 56 times 8:5.