Question

80 girls and boys are planned for a movie. There are in a ratio of 6 girls to 2 boy. How many girls are there?

Answer 1

6x:2x=80
8x=80
x=80/8=10
6x= 60 girls
2x= 20 boys

Answer 2

Given ratio= 6:2
Sum of the ratio= 6+2=8
Total no. of students= 80
Therefore,
No. of girls=6/8×80=60
No. of boys=2/8×80=20