Question

The ratio of girls to boys who participated in the quiz bowl was 7:5. There were 42 girls in the competition. How many boys participated?

Answer 1

There are 30 boys in the competition. You can find it by first dividing 42 by 7 which is 6, then you multiply 6 by 5 to get 30.

Answer 2

Alright! To answer this, you need to cross multiply. Before doing that, set up your ratios

7:5
42: x

7x= (5x42)
7x= 210
x= 210 / 7
x= 30 boys