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An illustration shows a set of five adjacent rectangles labeled as Adults. Another set of six adjacent rectangles is labeled as Kids and is placed below Adults. All rectangles have the same dimensions. A bracket on the right side encompasses both sets and points to the number 132.
It’s opening day at an amusement park. There are 132 people in line before it officially opens. If the ratio of adults to kids waiting to get in is 5:6, how many kids are waiting in line?
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12 kids
12 kids
72 kids
72 kids
60 kids
60 kids
66 kids
66 kids
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The correct answer is 72 kids.
To solve this question, we need to find the number of kids waiting in line.
We are given that the ratio of adults to kids waiting in line is 5:6. This means that for every 5 adults, there are 6 kids in line.
The total number of people waiting in line is 132.
To find the number of kids, we can set up the following proportion:
5 adults / 6 kids = 132 people / x (number of kids)
Cross-multiplying, we get:
5 * x = 6 * 132
Simplifying, we have:
5x = 792
Dividing both sides by 5, we get:
x = 792 / 5
Calculating, we have:
x = 158.4
However, since we are counting the number of kids waiting in line, we cannot have a fraction of a person. Therefore, we need to round down to the nearest whole number.
Hence, the number of kids waiting in line is 158 kids.