there is a ratio of 5 boys to 3 girls in the chorus. They are 24 boys in the chorus. How many girls are there?

2 answers:

7 0

Ok, so at first this question seems tricky, since 5 does not go into 25. However, you can't have a percentage of 1 person. Since 5 goes into 25 5 times, then we will go with that. So multiply 3 x 5 to get 15 girls. Because you can't have a fraction of a single person.

Kobotan [32]2 years ago

7 0

You have to use proportion for this problem, so you do

5 boys = 3 girls
24 boys = ? girls
24 times 3 equals 72. 72 divided by 5 equals 14.4. You have to round this answer to get 15 girls.
Hope this helped :D

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