dheydar6961 dheydar6961
  • 20-08-2017
  • Mathematics
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In a museum, the ratio of adults to children is 4 to 14. if there are 360 people in the museum, how many children are there?

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jameschow32osyhg7 jameschow32osyhg7
  • 20-08-2017
the correct answer is 280
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sheheryar91
sheheryar91 sheheryar91
  • 20-08-2017
let adults= a
chilgren=c
a/c=4/14
a=4c/14

total=360
a+c=360
putting value of a
4c/14+c=360
(4c+14c)/14=360
18c=360*14
c=360*14/18
c=20*14
c=280

so there are 280 childrens
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