Question

Can i have some help pls

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 7:5. There are 36 students in the class. How many students are girls?

Answer 1

15 girls

Explanation:

In all, there are 7+5 = 12 equal groups of students in the class, that in total make 36 people.

So there are 3 students in each small group.

Answer.

There are 7*3 = 21 boys and 5*3 = 15 girls.