Question

The ratio of boys to girls in 6th grade is 3:5. If there are 39 boys, how many girls would there be?

Answer 1

there would be 65 girls

Explanation:

Boys 39/3 =13

13x5=65

65 girls

Answer 2

Boys to girls is 3:5, so for every 3 boys, there are 5 girls.

Divide total boys by 3:

39 / 3 = 13

Multiply that number by 5:

13 * 5 = 65

There would be 65 girls.