Question

There are 7 times as many males as females on the maths course at university. What fraction of the course are male? Give your answer in its simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

The fraction of the course 7/8 is male on the maths course at university.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 7 times as many males as females on the maths course at University. Let's suppose we have 10 females in the course.If we have 10 females, the males should be 7 times; it means with 10 females males should be 70 males.

Now, we have the number of males (M) - 70 and females (F) - 10. We can calculate the fraction of the male (%M) in the course.

%M = M/(M+F)

%M = 70 / (70 +10)

% M = 70/80

%M = 7/8.

Finally, we can conclude that the fraction of the course 7/8 are male on the maths course at university.