Question

The ratio of girls to boys in the ninth grade is 5:4. if there are 144 boys in the ninth grade, how many girls are there?

Answer 1

B is the correct answer

180/144 = 1.25 or (5/4)

Answer 2

$144 \div 4 = 36 \\ 36 \times 5 = 180$
the answer is b