Question

There are 3 students to 1 adult on a field trip.You need to find the number of adults needed for 24 students. What would the second ratio of the proportion look like if the first proportion is as follows

Answer 1

Answer: 24 : 8   or   24 to 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of adults be x

3/1 = 24/x .     We have to do cross multiplication,

24 = 3x

 x = 8