In a certain town, the ratio of NY Yankees fans to NY Mets fans is 3:2, and the ratio of NY Mets ...
In a certain town, the ratio of NY Yankees fans to NY Mets fans is 3:2, and the ratio of NY Mets fans to Boston Red Sox fans is 4:5. If there are 330 baseball fans in the town, each of whom is a fan of exactly one of those three teams, how many NY Mets fans are there in this town?
Answer/Solution
88
Steps/Work
The ratio of Yankees:Mets:Red Sox = 6:4:5
The Mets fans are 4/15 of the population.
(4/15)*330 = 88
The answer is B.
The Mets fans are 4/15 of the population.
(4/15)*330 = 88
The answer is B.