At a pond, there were 24 ducks swimming. The ratio of ducklings to adult ducks is 5:1. How many ducklings were swimming at the pond?

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Patriotic · Answer 1 · 2021-07-11T18:22:59+0000

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Hey there!

The ratio of ducklings to adult ducks is 5:1.

This means for every six ducks, five are ducklings and one is an adult.

If there are 24 ducks, then 5 times 4 = 20 ducklings and 4 adults.

Thus, there are 20 ducklings.

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