Question

Of the students taking a gym ​class, 5 students take golf for every 3 students who take cricket. This is represented in the diagram. Explain how you can use the diagram to find the number of students who are taking cricket if there are 25 students taking golf.
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Part 1
​First,
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add 25 to 5
subtract 25 from 5
divide 25 by 5
subtract 5 from 25
multiply 25 by 5
to get
  
enter your response here. ​Then, write
  
enter your response here in each box and use
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division
multiplication
to find that there are
  
enter your response here ​student(s) taking cricket.
​(Type whole​ numbers.)

Answer 1

First: divide 25 by 5 to get 5.
Then write 5 in each box and use multiplication to find that there are 15 students taking cricket (3 × 5 = 15).