The ratio of chaperones to students on a field trip is 2 to 9 if 252 students went on the trip how many chaperones were their

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Answered on Mon Oct 10 2022

Given :

Ratio of chaperones to students = 2 : 9

Let the common factor of ratio be x Then the ratio is 2x : 9x

Here, 9x = 252

Then, x = 252/9

x = 28

Then, number of chaperones = 2x

= 2 × 28

= 56

So, Number of chaperones is 56