SOLUTION: The ratio of Hispanic to Anglo students is 4:5. If the total number of students is 986, how many of them are Anglo?
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Question 167040: The ratio of Hispanic to Anglo students is 4:5. If the total number of students is 986, how many of them are Anglo?
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Condition:
Remember: , EQN 1
Via our Ratio:, cross multiply
--->
, EQN 2----> subst. in EQN 1:
cross multiply
--->
, Number of Anglo Students
via Eqn 1:
, number of Hispanic Students
Check by Ratio in our Condition:
, Close enough, that's what given, unless there's typo.
Thank you,
Jojo
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