SOLUTION: The ration of seniors to juniors was 6 to 13. If there were 380 in all, how many were seniors ?

Question 614148: The ration of seniors to juniors was 6 to 13. If there were 380 in all, how many were seniors ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of seniors to juniors was 6 to 13. If there were 380 in all, how many were seniors ?
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6 to 13 is the same as 6x to 13x where 6x is the number of seniors
and 13x is the number of juniors.
Equation: 6x + 13x = 380
19x = 380
x = 20
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# of seniors = 6x = 120
# of juniors = 13x = 260
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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