Question

The ratio of foreign students to American students at a college is 2 to 35. How many foreign students attend this college if there are 1575 American students?

Answer 1

let x = number of foreign students

Answer 2

since "The ratio of foreign students to American students at a college is 2 to 35." and because " there are 1575 American students" we can say this

ratio = (number of foreign students)/(number of American students)

2/35 = x/1575

we then cross multiply to get

2*1575 = 35*x

I'll let you finish up

Answer 3

i dont get

Answer 4

you want to isolate x so how would you do that

Answer 5

90

Answer 6

correct

Answer 7

since we let x = number of foreign students and because x = 90, we now know there are 90 foreign students