Question

In a group, the ratio of doctors
to lawyers is 5:4. If the total
number of people in the group
is 72, what is
the number of lawyers in the
group?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

lawyers = {4/9 }×72

lawyers = 4 ×8

= 32 answer

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let

5=5x

4=4x

then 5x+4x=72

9x=72

x=8

then no. of lawyer=4*x=4*8=32