SOLUTION: The ratio of male students to female students at a certain university is 5 to 13. If there is a total of 15,300 students, find the number of male students and the number of female
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Question 945140: The ratio of male students to female students at a certain university is 5 to 13. If there is a total of 15,300 students, find the number of male students and the number of female students. Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! With a ratio of 5:13 for every 18 students 5 are male and 13 female so:
(5/18)(100%)=27.8% are male and (13/18)(100%)=72.2% are female
15300 total students
15300(.27778)=4250 male students ANSWER 1: There are 4250 male students.
15300(.72222)=11050 female students ANSWER 2: There are 11050 female students.
CHECK
4250/5=11050/13
850=850
