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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. There are 32 students in the class. How many students are boys?

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Answer:

12.

Explanation:

to find a ratio, you must add the two numbers in the ratio, (3+5=8) and divide the total by that number (32÷8=4) once that is dine you can multiply the ratio number to find the amount (3×4=12) (5×4=20) so the ratio is 12:20, but the amount of boys is 12.

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