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The ratio of the number of male lions to female lions in the animal reserve is 21:20 if there are 123 lions in the animal reserve how many of the lions are females

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The trick to solving ratio problems is to add the units together and then divide the total number of things by the total number of units.

21 + 20 = 41

[tex] \frac{123}{41} = 3[/tex]

The unit value is 3 lions.

Now, multiply the unit value by the number of units for female lions (20).

3 * 20 = 60

There are 60 female lions in the reserve.

Answer: 60

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The ratio of the number of male lions to female lions in the animal reserve = 21:20

The total number of lions reserve=123

Let the number of male lions be 21x and the number of female lions be 20 x.

Now, According to the question, we have

[tex]21x+20x=123\\\\\Rightarrow\ 41x=123\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\frac{123}{41}\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=3[/tex]

Now, the number of female lions =[tex]20(3)=60[/tex]

Hence, the number of female lions = 60