SOLUTION: The ratio of male students to female students at a certain university is 3 to 5. If there is a total of 10,000 students, find the number of male students and the number of female s
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Question 1115197: The ratio of male students to female students at a certain university is 3 to 5. If there is a total of 10,000 students, find the number of male students and the number of female students.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cut 10000 into 8 equal parts. Each one part is 1250.
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ratio of male students to female students at a certain university is 3 to 5.
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That means, 3+5=8,
Eight equal parts.
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If there is a total of 10,000 students,
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That is the number to cut into those 8 equal parts.
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You do the rest.
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