Answer:
10 boys, 15 girls
Step-by-step explanation:
Original ratio: 2 boys/3 girls
let x be the scale factor of the ratio
2x plus 5 boys over 3x girls = 1 (because the # of boys/girls are the same)-------> 2x+5/3x = 1
Simplify: 2x+5=3x
Simplify: 5=x
plug x back into the original ratio: 10/15
Check: 10/15 = 2/3
10 boys + 5 boys = 15, 15/15 = 1
Laying linoleum tile on a rectangular floor.
Answer:
Ava needs to add 50ml of cleaner.
Step-by-step explanation:
Ratio of cleaner : water = 1:7
This means that the total ratio;(water+cleaner) = 1+7 = 8
Find fraction of each item out of the total ratio of 8;
Fraction of water = 
Fraction of cleaner = 
Knowing the fractions, find the quantity of cleaner in <em>ml </em>out of a total of 400-ml;
Cleaner = (1/8 )*400 = 50ml
Therefore, Ava needs to add 50ml of cleaner.
Answer:
33.33333333....
Step-by-step explanation:
100 divided by 3 is 33.33333333..