Question

The ratio of males to females at
a party is 3:5. There are twelve more females than males. How
many people are at the party?

Answer 1

Answer:

48 people is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of male and female be 3x and 5x

There are twelve more females than males

According to the above problem,

$5x - 3x=12\\ 2x = 12\\ x = \frac{12}{2} \\ \boxed{x = 6}$

Therefore, the numbers of male is

$3x = 3 \times 6 = 18$

and number of female is

$5x = 5 \times 6 = 30$

Hence, total number of people are

$(30 + 18) = 48$

There are 48 people in the party.