There are 5 chaperones for every 14 kids on a field trip. If there are 152 people on the trip, how many of them are adults?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

there are 40 chaperones and 112 kids.

5 chaps. plus 14 kids -- 19 people

152 people divided by 19 -- 8

chaperones = 5 x 8 kids = 14 x 8

Answer 3

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