Problema Solution
At a typical NFL game, the ratio of males to females in attendance is 3:2. There are 12000 female spectators. What is the ratio of the number of male spectators to the total number of spectators? Show your work.
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Let
x = the number of male spectators
x : 12000 = 3 : 2
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x = 18,000 male spectators
Total number of spectators is: 12,000 + 18,000 = 30,000
The ratio of the number of male spectators to the total number of spectators is:
18,000 : 30,000 = 18 : 30 = 18/30 = (6*3)/(6*5) = 3 : 5