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fiasKO [112]
3 years ago
7

A population was reduced from 3000 to 2500 in the ratio 5:y what is y

Mathematics
1 answer:
natka813 [3]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

<h2><em>y</em><em>=</em><em>6</em></h2>

<em>sol</em><em>ution</em><em>,</em>

<em>The</em><em> </em><em>popula</em><em>tion</em><em> </em><em>is</em><em> </em><em>reduced</em><em> </em><em>from</em><em> </em><em>3</em><em>0</em><em>0</em><em>0</em><em> </em><em>to</em><em> </em><em>2</em><em>5</em><em>0</em><em>9</em><em> </em><em>in</em><em> </em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>ratio</em><em> </em><em>5</em><em>:</em><em>y</em>

<em>\frac{2500}{3000}  =  \frac{5}{y}  \\ or \: 2500y = 15000 \\ or \: y =  \frac{15000}{2500}  \\ y = 6</em>

<em>Hence</em><em>,</em><em>the</em><em> </em><em>ratio</em><em> </em><em>is</em><em> </em><em>5</em><em>:</em><em>6</em><em>.</em>

<em>hope</em><em> </em><em>this</em><em> </em><em>helps</em><em> </em><em>.</em><em>.</em><em>.</em><em>.</em>

<em>Good</em><em> </em><em>luck</em><em> on</em><em> your</em><em> assignment</em><em>.</em><em>.</em>

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