SOLUTION: In a certain village, the ratio between adult men and adult women is 2 : 3 and the ratio between adult women and children is 8 : 1. What is the ratio between adults (men and wome

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Question 1070224: In a certain village, the ratio between adult men and adult women is 2 : 3 and the ratio
between adult women and children is 8 : 1. What is the ratio between adults (men and
women) and children?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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MEN : WOMEN : CHILDREN 2 : 3 : : 8 : 1

A linkage is apparent within the "women". Try finishing top row using .

MEN : WOMEN : CHILDREN 2 : 3 : : 8 : 1

Only ONE of the rows is needed. Using just the top row,

MEN : WOMEN : CHILDREN 2 3

and to keep all parts as whole numbers, multiply each of the three parts by 8:

THE THREE PART RATIO -------------------------------------- MEN : WOMEN : CHILDREN 16 : 24 : 3 --------------------------------------

Ratio of adult men to children is 16 : 3.

Answer by ikleyn(52777)   (Show Source):
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In a certain village, the ratio between adult men and adult women is 2 : 3 and the ratio
between adult women and children is 8 : 1. What is the ratio between adults (men and
women) and children?
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We are given = and = . We problem asks about the ratio . This ratio is = + = = = = = = .

Solved.   The only skill that is needed to solve it is the ability to freely operate with fractions.