At Strawberry State College, the ratio of females to males is 2:1. If there are 2100 students, how many are female and how many are male?
Is the correct answer 1400.
Yes. 1400 are female.
How many are male?
700
Right.
To solve this problem, we need to use the concept of ratios.
First, we need to find the total number of parts in the ratio. In this case, the ratio is given as 2:1, which means there are 2 parts for females and 1 part for males. So, the total number of parts is 2 + 1 = 3.
Next, we can calculate the value of each part. To do this, we divide the total number of students (2100) by the total number of parts (3):
2100 / 3 = 700
This tells us that each part in the ratio represents 700 students.
Finally, we can find the number of females and males by multiplying the value of each part by the corresponding ratio:
Number of females = 2 parts * 700 students/part = 1400 students
Number of males = 1 part * 700 students/part = 700 students
Therefore, there are 1400 female students and 700 male students at Strawberry State College.
2/3 = f/2100
Cross multiply and solve for f (females).