A group of students surveyed chose baseball and soccer as their favorite sports in a ratio of 3:8.
a. If 132 students were surveyed, find the number of students that chose soccer as their favorite sport.
What you'll do is add 3 and 8 to get the total:
3 + 8 = 11
Now we divide the total number of students by 11:
132/11 = 12 (this is the multiplier for 3 and 8)
Therefore,
3 * 12 = 36 students (prefer baseball)
8 * 12 = 96 students (prefer soccer)
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number for baseball --- 3x
number for soccer ----- 8x
(notice 3x : 8x = 3 : 8)
3x+8x=132
11x = 132
x =12
3x----->36
8x -----> 96
96 people!
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If you add 3+8, you will get 11
Then you must divide 132 by 11 and get 12.
12 is the multiplyer for the numbers 3 and 8
Next, multiply 3 by 12 and you will get 36, multiply 8 by 12 and get 96
Ther are 36 soccer fans and 96 baseball fans!!!!!
8+3=11
132/11=12
3.12=36 students(b)
8.12=96 students(s)
Ninety-Six students chose soccer as their favorite sport.