Question

If the ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is 2:3 and there are 10 boys, how many girls are there? Please answer thank you!

Answer 1

Answer:
15 girls

Explanation:
We know that the ratio of boys to girls in the classroom is 2:3, meaning that for every 2 boys there are 3 girls.

Now, we can set up a proportion to solve this problem.

Please see the picture attached.

I hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer:

there are 15 girls in a classroom

Step-by-step explanation:

lets make it simple and short.

given:

ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is 2:3

there are 10 boys in a class room

find:

how many girls are there?

use ratio and proportion

 2    =    3    

  10       girls  

2*girls = 10 * 3

2 girls = 30

girls = 30 / 2

girls = 15

therefore,

there are 15 girls in a classroom