The ratio of kangaroos to koalas is9 to5. If there were 414kangaroos how many koalas were there?

5/14=x/414
14x=2070
x=147r12 correct??
if this is correct what is the proper way to write the answer or would you just write it as it is shown?

4 answers

simper way:
let the number of kankaroos be 9x
let the number of koalas be 5x
(notice 9x : 5x = 9 : 5 )

then 9x = 414
x = 46

kankaroos: 9x = 414
koalas : 5x = 230

(is 414:230 = 9:5 ? ..... YES )

So what is the answer? 🥺 :c

Yea what is the answer?

then the answer is 230 koalas