SOLUTION: THE RATIO OF MALES TO FEMALES AT John High School is 5:4. If there are 800 females that attend Jones, how many males attend?
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Question 446891: THE RATIO OF MALES TO FEMALES AT John High School is 5:4. If there are 800 females that attend Jones, how many males attend?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THE RATIO OF MALES TO FEMALES AT John High School is 5:4. If there are 800 females that attend Jones, how many males attend?
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5:4 is the same as 5x:4x where 5x is # of males and 4x is # of females.
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Equation:
5x + 4x = 800
9x = 800
x = 800/9
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# of males = 5(800/9) = 4000/9 = 444 when rounded down to a whole number
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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