Question

the ratio of males to females at camp is 5 to 4. if there are 40 males at the camp, how many females are there?

Answer 1

32

Explanation:

You can solve this by setting up a proportion.

A 5 to 4 ratio is the same as
`(5)/(4)`

The proportion is
`(5)/(4)` =
`(40)/(x)`

By cross multiplying... you find that x (females) is equal to 32

Answer 2

32

Explanation:

5:4 is the ratio. So 40/5 is 8. Therefore, you must multiply 4 by 8 to get the amount of females at the camp. Ergo, the answer is 32