64.4k views
3 votes
The ratio of boys to girls in a group is 5:3. If there are 16 more boys than girls, work out how many people there are in total.

User Techee
by
8.2k points

2 Answers

4 votes
5/3 = 16/x

48= 5x

48 divided by 5 = x

x= 9.6
User Shujath
by
8.4k points
3 votes

Answer:

9.6

Explanation:

How you would do it is first set it up like a fraction.

5 3

—- = —-

16 x

After that you would cross multiply and divide so,

16•3=48

Then divide,

48/5=9.6

~*^*~I hope this helps, if you need anything else just say it.~*^*~

User Sevi
by
7.9k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories