Question

There ratio of boys to girls is 17:3 there are 740 people how many boys are there

Answer 1

Ratio of boys to girls= 17:3
number of people= 740

to find the number of boys out of 740 people, you have to add the ratio together and divide 740 by it. then multiply the answer by 17 because the ratio for boys is 17.

17+3=20

740÷20=37
37×17=629 

answer= 629 
 hope this helps....