Aisha runs a day care center. Of the last 16 children to enroll at the day care center, 4 of them have been elementary school students. Considering this data, how many of the next 12 children to enroll should you expect to be elementary school students?

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Madden Decker

17 December, 04:47

Aisha runs a day care center. Of the last 16 children to enroll at the day care center, 4 of them have been elementary school students. Considering this data, how many of the next 12 children to enroll should you expect to be elementary school students?

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Marlon · Answer 1

Answer: The answer is 3 children.

Step-by-step explanation: 16:4 is considered 4:1 hence there were 4 of 16 children have been elementary school students. If you take a look at the ratio closer you may see it's a division of 4, therefore 12 divided by 4 equals 3 children.