Question 1054741: In a zoo, the ratio of adults to children is 12 to 5. If there are 153 people in the zoo, how many children are there? Found 2 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy:Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ratio of adults to children 12:5 means that for every 12 adults there are 5 children. If you meant children to adults it would mean there are 12 children for every 5 adults
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153/17 = 9; 9*5 = 45 children
And if you meant 12 children for every 5 adults:
9*12 = 108 children
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John
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a zoo, the ratio of adults to children is 12 to 5. If there are 153 people in the zoo, how many children are there?
Fraction that represents the number of children:
With C being the number of children, we get the following PROPORTION:
Number of children, or
