Question

the ratio of girls to boys who participated in t he Geography Bee was 5 to 4 there were 36 total students how many were boys

Answer 1

16 were boys because 5:4 , 10:8 15:12 20:16

Answer 2

There were 16 boys
-5:4, 10:8, 15:12, 20:16
-20:16 is 20+16=36
-20 were girls and 16 were boys