Question

The ratio of people who walk home from school to people who ride the bus home is 2 : 7.

The number of bus riders is how many times the number of walkers?

Answer 1

The number of bus riders divided by the number of walkers is 7/2 = 3.5.

The number of bus riders is 3.5 times the number of walkers.

Answer 2

It is 3.5 because I just did the problem and answered 3.5 and it said that it was correct