SOLUTION: 100 people on a plane and there are 12 more students than adults, what is the ratio of students to adults?

Question 1067394: 100 people on a plane and there are 12 more students than adults, what is the ratio of students to adults?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I think they are assuming there are ONLY students
and adults on the plane, and none of the adults
are students ( not always true in real life )
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Let = the number of adults
= the number of students
and

and

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The ratio of students to adults is:

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