Katy runs a day care center. So far this year, the enrollment has consisted of 2 toddlers and 8 children of other ages. Considering this data, how many of the next 20 children to enroll should you expect to be toddlers?

Answer 1

Based on the current enrollment, the ratio of toddlers to other children is 2:8, or simplified, 1:4. This means that for every toddler, there are 4 other children enrolled.

If we assume that the next 20 children will enroll in the same ratio, we can estimate how many will be toddlers by dividing 20 by 5 (as each group of 5 children will include 1 toddler) which gives us 4.

Therefore, we can expect 4 of the next 20 children to be toddlers.