Question

The ratio of boys to girls in the sixth grade is 2:3

1)If there are 24 boys, how many girls are there?

2)If there are 80 students, how many are girls?

Answer 1

3*16=48 girls (further explination below)

Explanation:

80/(2+3)=16, so since 3 in the ratio is for girls, there are 3*16=48 girls.

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