Question

In a school, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a school is 7 : 5 - if there are 600 students in the school, how many girls are there?

How many students does each unit represent?

Answer 1

Answer:7

Explanation:

Answer 2

350 girls.

5 unit represents 250 girls and the 7 unit represents 350 boys

Explanation:

Add 5+7 =12

600÷12=50

RATIO OF BOYS TO GIRLS IS 7:5 SO

50x5=250 GIRLS.

7*50=350

so 5 unit represents 250 girls and the 7 unit represents 350 boys.