document.write( "Question 614148: The ration of seniors to juniors was 6 to 13. If there were 380 in all, how many were seniors ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #386404 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ratio of seniors to juniors was 6 to 13. If there were 380 in all, how many were seniors ? \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "6 to 13 is the same as 6x to 13x where 6x is the number of seniors \n" ); document.write( "and 13x is the number of juniors. \n" ); document.write( "Equation: 6x + 13x = 380 \n" ); document.write( "19x = 380 \n" ); document.write( "x = 20 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "# of seniors = 6x = 120 \n" ); document.write( "# of juniors = 13x = 260 \n" ); document.write( "============================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |