A new superhero movie has its first showing and there are 155 people in line to see it. If the ratio of kids to adults waiting to see this movie is 3:2 , how many adults are in line? Use a tape diagram to help organize your thinking.(1 point)

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Let's use a tape diagram to represent the situation.

We know that the ratio of kids to adults is 3:2.

So, let's divide the total number of people in line by the ratio: 155 / 5 = 31.

This means that each "group" in the ratio represents 31 people.

Since there are 2 groups in the ratio, there must be 2 * 31 = <<2*31=62>>62 adults in line.

Therefore, there are 62 adults in line.