SOLUTION: The ratio of basketball players to soccer players in one class is 2:3. If there are 35 students in the class, how many soccer players do you think there are? I can't figure it out

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Question 961883: The ratio of basketball players to soccer players in one class is 2:3. If there are 35 students in the class, how many soccer players do you think there are? I can't figure it out very hard
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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[ basketball players ] / soccer players ] = +2%2F3+
[ basketball players plus soccer players ] / [ soccer players ] = +%28+2+%2B+3+%29+%2F+3+
Let +x+ = number of soccer players
+35+%2F+x+=+5+%2F+3+
Multiply both sides by +3x+
+3%2A35+=+5x+
+105+=+5x+
+x+=+21+
There are 21 soccer players
( only true if everyone in the class plays
either basketball or soccer )
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check:
+35+-+21+=+14+
+35%2F14+=+5%2F2+
+2%2A35+=+5%2A14+
+70+=+70+
OK

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio of basketball players to soccer players in one class is 2:3. If there are 35 students in the class, how many soccer players do you think there are? I can't figure it out very hard
Soccer players: %283%2F%282+%2B+3%29%29+%2A+35, or %283%2F5%29+%2A+35, or highlight_green%2821%29