Question

The ratio of boys to girls at the dance was 9 to 5. How many boys were at the dance if there were 85 girls at the dance? Explain how you got your answer.

Answer 1

Hello!
Your going to have to use the following proportion for this problem

9. x
5. 85

First off, please ignore the dots after the 9 and 5, it wouldn't let me take them off.

Now, you want to find what x is , so we need to multiply 85 times 9. That equals 765. Now take 765/5 to get x . The final answer should be 153.

The final proportion should look like
9. 153
5. 85

If you dont understand plesse let me know! Hope this helps!

Answer 2

153 Boys. I showed the math. There ya go, hope it helps