SOLUTION: In a park, the ratio of adults to children is 15 to 7. If there are 374 people in the park, how many children are there?

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Question 1148162: In a park, the ratio of adults to children is 15 to 7. If there are 374 people in the park, how many children are there?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by greenestamps(13200)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Given the ratio of adults to children is 15 to 7, we know 7 out of every 22 people in the park are children. Then if the total number of people in the park is 374, the number of children is



ANSWER: 119 children
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the number of children in the park.


Then the number of adults is (374-x), according to the condition.


Further, the condition says that


     = .


To solve this equation, cross multiply and then simplify


    7*(374 - x) = 15x

    7*374 - 7x = 15x

    7*374      = 15x + 7x

    7*374      = 22x

    x           =  = 119.


ANSWER.  There are 119 children in the park.

Solved.


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