Question

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.

Answer 1

5/3 = 16/x

48= 5x

48 divided by 5 = x

x= 9.6

Answer 2

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

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