Question

The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 5 to 4

How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 27
students?

1. 12
2. 9
3. 54
4. 15

Answer 1

2.9

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer is 4.) 15 girls.

If you go 27-5-4=18
18-5-4=9
9-5-4=0
so 5+5+5 (because it's 5 girls to 4 boys, only count the 5's) =15

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