In a certain town, the ratio of NY Yankees fans to NY Mets fans is 2:1, and the ratio of NY Mets ...
In a certain town, the ratio of NY Yankees fans to NY Mets fans is 2:1, and the ratio of NY Mets fans to Boston Red Sox fans is 3:7. If there are 320 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
60
Steps/Work
The ratio of Yankees:Mets:Red Sox = 6:3:7
The Mets fans are 3/16 of the population.
(3/16)*320 = 60
The answer is D.
The Mets fans are 3/16 of the population.
(3/16)*320 = 60
The answer is D.