Question

The ratio of a class of boys and girls is 5:3 there are 15 girls how many boys

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer is 25

Step-by-step explanation:

Let unknown variable = x

Number of boys = 5x

Number of girls = 3x

Number of girls = 15

3x = 15

x = 15/3

x = 5

Number of boys = 5x

Number of boys = 5×5

Number of boys = 25