Question

The ratio of boys to girls in Mr. Smith's class is 3:2.

Which statement is correct Circle all that apply.
A For every 3 boys, there are 2 girls.
B For every 2 boys, there are 3 girls.
C There are exactly 5 students in Mr. Smith's class.
D The ratio of the number of boys in the class to the
total number of students is 3:5.
E The ratio of the number of students in the class to
the number of girls is 5 to 2.​

Answer 1

Answer: A and E

Step-by-step explanation: since the question says boys to girls and not girls to boys we assume the first number in the ratio is boys. This makes A correct 3 boys for every 2 girls. And 3+2 is 5 so for every 5 students there are 2 girls because you add the 3 boys