Question

the ratio of girls to boys on a soccer team is 2 to 3.if there are 25 players on the team,how many are girls

Answer 1

Answer: The number of girls= 20 and the number of boys=30

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The ratio of girls to boys on a soccer team is 2 to 3.

=2:3

Let the number of girls be 2x

and total students will be 2x+3x=5x

Total number of players=25

$\Rightarrow5x=25\\\Rightarrow\ x=\frac{25}{5}\\\Rightarrow\ x=5$

then number of girls= 2x= 2 × 10=20

and the number of boys=3x=3 × 10=30

Answer 2

$2x-\ girls\\\\ 3x-\ boys\\\\ 2x+3x=25\\\\ 5x=25\ \ \ | divide\ by\ 5\\\\ x=5\\\\ 2x=2*5=10\\\\ There\ are\ 10\ girls.$