Question

A high school auditorium contains 208 students. The

ratio of boys to girls is 7:6. How many boys are in the

auditorium?

Answer 1

boys=112

Explanation:

g+b=208

6b=7g

6b=7(208-b)

6b=1456-7b

6b+7b=1456

113b=1456

divide both of them by 13 it gives 112 boys