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. [blank] adults

Answer 1

Let's represent the number of kids in line with 3 equal parts and the number of adults in line with 2 equal parts.

We know that the total number of parts representing kids and adults is 5 (3 + 2 = 5).

So, each part represents 155 ÷ 5 = <<155/5=31>>31 people.

Since the ratio of kids to adults is 3:2, there are 3 parts representing kids and 2 parts representing adults.

Therefore, there are 2 parts * 31 people per part = <<2*31=62>>62 adults in line. Answer: \boxed{62}.