SOLUTION: There are 60 players on a team. The ratio of juniors & seniors to freshmen and sophomores on the team is 2:3. the ratio of juniors to seniors is 1:2. How many juniors and how man
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Question 260980: There are 60 players on a team. The ratio of juniors & seniors to freshmen and sophomores on the team is 2:3. the ratio of juniors to seniors is 1:2. How many juniors and how many seniors?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
j+n/f+s=2/3
j/n=1/2
f+s+j+n=60
there are 8 juniors
there are 16 seniors
24 =j+n
f+s=36
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