SOLUTION: A school has 1500 students. the ratio of females to males is 16 to 9. How many female students are there?

Question 422249: A school has 1500 students. the ratio of females to males is 16 to 9. How many female students are there?
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"A school has 1500 students. the ratio of females to males is 16 to 9. How many female students are there?"

1500 total students

Ratio of females to males is 16/9
Ratio of females to total is 16/25 {added 16 females and 9 males to get the 25}

16 females / 25 total = x females / 1500 total {set-up a proportion}
25x = 16(1500) {cross-multiplied)
25x = 24,000 {multiplied through}
x = 960 {divided both sides by 25}

there would be approximately 960 females
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