Question

The ratio of boys to girls in Hebron’s Chorus is 2:7. Part A: If there are 8 boys, how many girls are there in Hebron’s Chorus? Show your work.

Answer 1

let the no. of girls be x

now

2/7=8/x

or,2×x=7×8

or,2x=56

or,x=56÷2

or,x=28

so the no. of girls is 28