Katy runs a day care center. So far this year, the enrollment has consisted of 2 toddlers and 8 children of other ages. Considering this data, how many of the next 20 children to enroll should you expect to be toddlers?
Based on the current enrollment, the ratio of toddlers to other children is 2:8, or simplified, 1:4. This means that for every toddler, there are 4 other children enrolled.
If we assume that the next 20 children will enroll in the same ratio, we can estimate how many will be toddlers by dividing 20 by 5 (as each group of 5 children will include 1 toddler) which gives us 4.
Therefore, we can expect 4 of the next 20 children to be toddlers.