Question

At Chestatee Middle School, 120 students are in choir. The ratio of girls to boys in choir is 5:3.

Answer 1

Let the total number of students be x;
given that the ratio of girls to boys is 5:3, then:
The equation that represents the number of girls will be:
5/8x
The equation that represents the number of boys will be :
3/8x
The equation that represents the total number of boys and girls will be:
5/8x+3/8x

B] suppose there are g number of girls. The  equation that represents the number of boys in terms of number of girls will be:
(ratio of boys to girls)×(number of girls)
3/5×(g)
=(3g)/5

Answer 2

The correct answer should be:
(3g)/5