Question

The ratio of the boys to girls in the cafeteria is 5:6. if there are 25 more girls than boys, how many total students are in the cafeteria?

Answer 1

Girls=25+boys. Let one part be x. Then 5x are the boys and 6x are the girls. Then 6x=5x+25 25=x. 5x=125 boys. girls=boys+25=150. All students are 275

Answer 2

I think it's 55 in total