Hi,

the ratio of french students to spanish students is 3 to 7.

if 120 students are taking french,how many students are taking spanish

      Cross Multiply to solve 

Answer by amalm06(224)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 Let the ratio of spanish to french students = S/F



Then S/F=7/3



Given 120 french students, multiply 120 by the ratio 7/3 to get the number of spanish students



(7/3)(120)=280 students (Answer)



 

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