SOLUTION: In a park, the ratio of adults to children is 4 to 2. If there are 78 people in the park, how many children are there?

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Question 924678: In a park, the ratio of adults to children is 4 to 2. If there are 78 people in the park, how many children are there?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of children
= number of adults


Multiply both sides by




There are 26 children
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