Question

The ratio of students polled in 6th grade who prefer lemonade to iced tea is 8:4, or 2:1. If there were 39 students in 6th grade polled, explain how to find the number of students that prefer lemonade and the number of students that prefer iced tea using a ratio table. Be sure to tell how many students prefer each.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let total students who prefer lemonade is 2a and who prefer ice tea is a.

Students in 6th grade=39

2a+a=39

3a=39

a=39/3

a=13

students who prefer lemonate is 13

and those who prefer ice tea is 2a=26

Answer 2

Given : Ratio of students - 2:1

Total students - 39

Find : Number of students that prefer lemonade and iced tea.

Solution - Let us assume the number of students who prefer lemonade and iced tea be 2x and 1x.

Now, we know total number of students are 39, so converting the given information in mathematical expression, we get -

2x + 1x = 39

3x = 39

x = 13

Now calculating number of students who prefer lemonade and iced tea.

Number of students who prefer lemonade = 2x

Number of students who prefer lemonade = 2*13

Number of students who prefer lemonade = 26

Number of students who prefer iced tea = 1x

Number of students who prefer iced tea = 1*13

Number of students who prefer iced tea = 13

Hence, number of students who prefer lemonade and iced tea are 26 and 13 respectively.