Question

the ratio of students who perfer coke to pepsi is 5 out of 7 if 84 students were serveyed how many students perfer pepsi

Answer 1

It is 49 students.

Explanation:

So, 5:7 in fraction form is 5/12 and 7/12 so when you you multiply 7/12 and 84 you get 48.72 and then you can round your answer to 49 students.

Answer 2

24 students prefer pepsi to coke

Explanation:

84 divided by 7 is 12

12 times five is 60

84 minus 60 results in 24 students