Question

in a class , the ratio of pupils who wear watches to thoes who don't wear watches is 5:3 if there are 40 pupils in the class find the number of pupils who don't wear watches ​

Answer 1

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Let the number of people who wear watches be 5x

Let the people who don't wear watches be 3x

5x+3x=40

8x=40

x=40/8

x=5

Number of people who don't wear watches=3x=3×5=15