Question

The ratio of bOYS to giris

that went to camp Landon
this summer was 4 : 5. If
there were 32 boys that
went to the camp, how
many giris were there?


please help

Answer 1

40 girls

Explanation:

First you set up a proportion. 4 over 5 is equal to 32 over x

Use the baseball bat method (look up baseball bat method proportions and go to images if you dont know this is just how i learned it)

bb bat method gives you

32x5= 160

160/4= 40