Question

the number of boys and girls in a school are in the ratio 2:3 find the percentage of boys and girls in the school​

Answer 1

Answer:

Boys - 40%

Girls- 60%

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio - 2:3

Total ratio count - 2 + 3= 5

Boys percentage = 2/5 x 100 = 40 %

Girls percentage - 100 - 40 = 60%

Answer 2

Answer:

Solutions:

Given

Number of girls = 20 girls

Number of boys = 15 boys

Total number of students = 20 + 15

= 35

(a) Ratio of number of girls to number of boys = 20 / 15 = 4 / 3

(b) Ratio of number of girls to total number of students = 20 / 35 = 4 / 7