The ratio of boys to girls at the grammar school is 5:7. If there are 95 boys, how many girl are there? Show your work. A. 163 B. 133 C. 107 D. 68

Question

asked Jun 13, 2020 181k views

1 Answer

David Hyde · Answer 1 · 2020-06-17T07:15:02+0000

Answer:

B

Let total number of students be x.

Ratio of boys to girls= 5:7

=5x:7x

According to question,

5x =95

Or x=95/5

x=19

Now,

Number of girls =7x

=7*19

=133