One day 176 people visited a small art museum. The ratio of members to nonmembers that day was 5 to 11. How many people who visited the museum that day were nonmembers?

2 Answers
Mar 31, 2018

#121#

Explanation:

#5+11=16#

#176/16=11#(let this be #x#)

Non members #11x =11*11=121#

Members#=5x=5*11=55#

Mar 31, 2018

Out of #176# visitors #121# are nonmembers on that day.

Explanation:

For every #5+11=16# visitors #11# are nonmembers.

Therefore, out of #176# visitors #176/16*11=121#

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