Question

At Northern High School the ratio of boys to girls in intramural sports is 2 to 3. There are 230 students involved in intramural sports.

a. Write the proportion that would find the number of girls in intramural sports.

b. Find the number of girls in intramural sports.

Answer 1

Explanation:

to write the proportion is a number of the girl in intramural sport is
`(x)/(y) 2/3=230`

and find the number a girl in intramural sport is 90