Question

The ratio of boys to girls on the cross country team is 5 to 3. How many girls are on the team if there are 25 boys on the cross country team?

Answer 1

the answer is 15.

Explanation:

5x5 = 25 so you would multiply 3x5 to get 15.

Answer 2

If there are 25 boys on the team, we need to find out what 25 divided by 5 is.

It is 5.

So next wed o 5x3.

That's 15.

So there are 15 girls on the team.

Hope this helps!