Question

A group of students surveyed chose baseball and soccer as their favorite sport in the ratio 3:8

Answer 1

$3x-\ those\ who\ chose\ baseball\\8x-\ those\ who\ chose\ soccer\\\\ a)\\3x+8x=132\\\\ 11x=132\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 11\\\\x=12\\\\ 8x=8*12=96\\\\ 96\ chose\ soccer.\\\\\ b)\\8x=56\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 8\\\\x=7\\\\ 3x=3*7=21\\\\ 21\ chose\ baseball.$