Question

The ratio of girls to boys at a movie is 3:8. If there are 32 boys, how many girls are at the movie

Answer 1

twelve

Explanation:

if the ratio of girls to boys is 3:8, the you have to multiply eight by four. Then, you multiply three by four because you need to keep it equal.

Answer 2

12

Explanation:

8*4=32

So they simplified the ratio by dividing by 4, and we can multiply 3*4 to get the finishing number:

12

The final ratio would be 12:32