Answer:
5/6.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that M represents the Male and F represents the Female.
As per the statement:
There are 5 times as many males as females on the maths course at university.
Therefore M = 5F
Total number of person on the maths course = M + F = 5F+ F = 6F
Find the fraction of the course are male;
fraction of the course are male = Number of Males on the math course ÷ Total number of person on the course.
Substitute the given values we have;
fraction of the course are male = 5F/6F = 5/6
Hence, the fraction of the course are male is 5/6.
