Use the table to answer the question.
Males 3
Females 5
There are 5 females for every 3 males in a math class. Make a ratio table to determine how many females there would be in the class if there are 15 males.
(2 points)
Males 3
Females 5
Males 15
Females 25
To create a ratio table, we can start by multiplying both the number of males and females by the same factor.
Since there are 5 females for every 3 males, we can multiply both 5 and 3 by the factor 5.
Males: 3 * 5 = 15
Females: 5 * 5 = 25
Therefore, if there are 15 males, according to the given ratio, there would be 25 females in the class.
To use the ratio table to determine how many females there would be if there are 15 males, we need to find the ratio of females to males based on the given information.
The ratio of females to males is 5:3, meaning there are 5 females for every 3 males.
To create the ratio table, we can start by writing down the initial ratio given in the question:
Males: 3
Females: 5
Next, we need to find the unit ratio, which simplifies the ratio to its simplest form. To find the unit ratio, we divide both sides of the ratio by the same number. In this case, we can divide both sides by 3:
Males: 1
Females: 5/3
Now, we know that for every 1 male, there are 5/3 (or 1.67) females.
To determine how many females there would be if there are 15 males, we can multiply the number of males by the ratio we found earlier:
15 x 5/3 = 25
Therefore, if there are 15 males in the math class, based on the ratio of females to males, there would be approximately 25 females in the class.