Question

5 by 8 of the total number of tickets sold for Circus show for children ..... find the number of tickets sold for adults if the total number of tickets sold was 3200

Answer 1

5/8×3200=no.of adults

2000=no.of adults

Answer 2

$\huge\frac{8}{8}$ = 3200

$\huge\frac{3}{8}$ = tickets sold to adult

$\huge\frac{3}{8}$ × 3200 × $\huge\frac{8}{8}$

1200 tickets are sold to adults.

( or )

make 8 equal parts of 3200

= 400

3 parts are of adults = 400 × 3 = 1200 because children

tickets are 5 parts