Question

When surveyed, the ratio of students who preferred Science class to English class was 5:4. If 90 students were surveyed, how many students chose Science?​

Answer 1

50 students preferred science...

Explanation:

we can consider the numbers 5 and 4 in the ratio as units

now we need to know how much each unit represent

units = 5 + 4 = 9

my sample = 90 students

each unit = 90/9 = 10 students

so each unit represents 10 students

back to the ratio

who preferred science = 5

who preferred English = 4

Number of students choose Science = 5 * 10 = 50