At the new animated movie, there are 8 children for every 4 adults. If there are a total of 58 adults, how many people are in th

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Komok [63] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-30T15:19:23+03:00

Answer:

174 people

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a ratio:

Children : Adults

8 : 4

Find the unite rate:

8 : 4

/4 /4

2 : 1

For every adult, there are two children.

Find the ratio of people in the theater:

2 : 1

(multiply both sides by 58)

116 : 58

Find the number of people in the theater:

116 + 58 = 174

There are 174 people in the theater.

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