Question

If the ratio of boys to girls at the school is 2:5 and there are 40 boys how many girls are there?

Answer 1

Answer:

100 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of boys : girls is 2 : 5.

In other words, boys are 2 parts of the school while girls are 5 parts of the school.

Since there are 40 boys, 2 parts of the school is 40. Thus:

$2p = 40\\p = 20$

1 part is 20.

Since there are 5 parts girls, there are

$5p = 5*20 = 100$

100 girls.

Answer: 100 girls