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.

Answer 1

To represent the ratio of kids to adults waiting in line, we can split the tape diagram into 5 equal parts, since the ratio is 3:2 (3 + 2 = 5).

Each part of the tape diagram represents 155/5 = 31 people.

Therefore, there are 2 parts for adults waiting in line, which is equal to 2 * 31 = <<2*31=62>>62 adults. Answer: \boxed{62}.