You can put this solution on YOUR website! "A school has 1500 students. the ratio of females to males is 16 to 9. How many female students are there?"
1500 total students
Ratio of females to males is 16/9
Ratio of females to total is 16/25 {added 16 females and 9 males to get the 25}
16 females / 25 total = x females / 1500 total {set-up a proportion}
25x = 16(1500) {cross-multiplied)
25x = 24,000 {multiplied through}
x = 960 {divided both sides by 25}
