the ratio of males to females in a college class is 2:6. if there are 72 students in the class, how many are males?
is it 36 males?
36 males is 1/2 the class.
But your problem states that the ratio is 2:6 or 1:3.
Please try again.
ok I see, so then it would be 24 males
nope. If it is 24 males, then females should be 3x or 72. That wont work at all.
2:6 means 8 parts. Divide 72 by 8
2 parts are male
6 parts are notmale
To determine the number of males in the college class, you need to use the given ratio and the total number of students. Let's break down the process step by step:
1. Start by summing up the parts of the ratio to find the total number of parts: 2 + 6 = 8 parts.
2. Divide the total number of students in the class by the total number of parts in the ratio: 72 / 8 = 9.
3. Multiply the value from step 2 by the number of parts representing males in the ratio: 9 * 2 = 18.
Therefore, there are 18 males in the college class, not 36.