There are 22 events at an indoor track and field meet. The ratio of the track events to field events is 8 : 3. How many of the events are track events?

If you would like to know how man of the events are track events, you can calculate this using the following two steps:

Divide 22 in the ratio of 8 : 3.

First, add the numbers: 8 + 3 = 11

Second, divide and multiply: 8 / 11 * 22 = 16

3 / 11 * 22 = 6

16 track events : 6 field events

Result: There are 16 track events.