Question

The ratio of boys to girls in Janice’s classroom is 3:5, and there are a total of 32 students in the class. Using complete sentences, explain how you could draw a tape diagram to represent this situation. In your answer, make sure to include what quantity each bar represents.
When we start to draw the tape diagram, we could separate the numbers.

size of classroom: 3:5
classmates/students: 32

Then you can...

Is this a good start off.. I just started writing this... If you think this is wrong.. hElP Me

Answer 1

divide and then multiple the numbers!