The total number of children in Stephan's school prefer pepperoni pizza where 375 children in Stephan's school is 310.
What is equivalent ratio?
Equivalent ratio is the ratio which is same in the value as the original ratio, but the numerator and denominator is different for both the ratios.
Stephan read that 62 out of every 75 children prefer pepperoni pizza. Thus, the ratio of children who prefer pepperoni pizza to the total children is,
[tex]n=\dfrac{62}{75}\\[/tex]
Let suppose there are x children in Stephan's school prefer pepperoni pizza. There are 375 children in Stephan's school. The ratio of children who prefer pepperoni pizza to total 375 children is,
[tex]\dfrac{x}{375}[/tex]
Both the above ratio are for the same condition, and are equivalent ratio. Thus,
[tex]\dfrac{x}{375}=\dfrac{62}{75}\\x=\dfrac{62}{75}\times375\\x=310[/tex]
Thus, the total number of children in Stephan's school prefer pepperoni pizza where 375 children in Stephan's school is 310.
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