Question

A sport club has 520 members. The ratio of male to female members is 6:7.. How many members are male and how many are female ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Adding the ratios 6:7 = 6+7 =13 6/13 ×520 = 6×40=240 .7/13×520=7×40=280.

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

x number of males

y number of females

x / y = 6 / 7

y = 7x / 6

x + y = 520

x + 7x / 6 = 520

13x /6 = 520

x / 6 = 40

x = 240

y = 7×240 / 6 = 280

finally the number of males is 240 while the number of females is 280.