3 years ago

The ratio of boys to girls is 5:6 if there are72 girls what is the total number of students

1 answer:

5 0

72 represents 6 "units", so divide by 6 to get the number of people in one "unit":

72/6 = 12

Now multiply by 5 to get the number of boys:

12 * 5 = 60 boys

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