Question

The ratio of boys to girls at the play was 4 to 3. If there were 15 girls, how many boys were there?

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

4/3 = ?/15

multiply both sides by 15

15*4/3 = ?

? = 20

Answer 2

20 boys

Explanation:

If there are 4 boys for every 3 girls, multiply both numbers by 5 (3*5 = 15) to find the number of boys.