Question

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:7. There are 36 students in the class. How many students are girls?

Answer 1

21 girls

Explanation:

there are 21 girls out of 36 students in the class

Answer 2

15 boys, 21 girls with a ratio of 5:7

Explanation:

The ratio of boys to girls in the class is given to be 5:7, that is: Number of boys in the class are 5/12 of 36 and, Number of girls in the class are 7/12 of 36 in the class. Therefore, (5*36)/12=15 boys, 21 girls