Question

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a choir is 5 to 4. There are 60 girls in the choir. How many boys are in the choir?

Answer 1

75

Explanation:

To get from 4 to 60, you need to multiply by 15. If you want to find out how many boys there are, simply multiply 5 by 15, which you get 75.

Answer 2

75 boys

Explanation:

5:4

? : 60

60/4= 15

?/5=15

*5 *5

?= 75