Question

A video uploaded had 54 upvotes if the ratio of up votes to down votes was 9:8 how many down votes did the video get

Answer 1

48

Explanation:

Given data

Ratio= 9:8

Combined ratio= 9+8= 17

Upvotes= 54

Let us apply the part to all approach to find the total votes

let the total votes be x

9/17= 54/x

cross multiply

9x= 54*17

9x= 918

divide both sides by 9

x= 918/9

x=102

Hence the number of downvotes is

=102-54

=48