Question

80 girls and boys have planned for a movie. They are in a ratio of 6 girls to 2 boys. How many girls are there

Answer 1

no of boys and girls=80
no of girls and boys in ratio=8:2
let no of girls and boys in ratio be 6x+2x=80
8x=80
x=80/8=10
x=10
no of girls=6 x 10=60
no of boys=2 x 10=20

Answer 2

Let ratio of grls to boyz =6x:2x Thrfor 6x+2x=80 8x=80 x=10 Then grls =6X10=60 Similarly boys = 20