Question

The congregation in the church consisted of adults and children in the ratio of 3 to 7. If there were 105 adults, how many children were there?

Answer 1

45

Explanation:

You take 105 and divide it by 7 this will result in 5. Then you take 5 and multiply it by 3.

Answer 2

245 children

Explanation:

Use proportions to solve it:

`(3)/(7)`=
`(105)/(x)`

Solve for x and you get 245.