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In a school cafeteria, the ratio of students who prefer pizza to those who prefer sandwiches is 3:2. If there are 150 students in total, how many students prefer sandwiches

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In a school cafeteria, the ratio of students who prefer pizza to those who prefer sandwiches is 3:2. If there are 150 students in total, how many students prefer sandwiches

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To solve this problem, we first need to understand that the ratio of students who prefer pizza to those who prefer sandwiches is 3:2. This means that for every 5 students, 3 prefer pizza and 2 prefer sandwiches.

Step 1: Add the two parts of the ratio together. 3 (for pizza) + 2 (for sandwiches) = 5.

Step 2: Divide the total number of students by the sum of the ratio. 150 students ÷ 5 = 30. This means that each part of our ratio represents 30 students.

Step 3: To find the number of students who prefer sandwiches, multiply the number of sandwich parts (2) by the number of students each part represents (30). 2 x 30 = 60.

So, 60 students prefer sandwiches.

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