Question

the ratio of boys and girls in a school is 5:4 . if there are 300 boys ,find the number of girls.
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Answer 1

Answer:

• 240

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

• Ratio of boys and girls in a school = 5 : 4
• Number of boys - 300

To find

• Number of girls

Solution

↪ Let the ratio be 5x and 4x.

ATP :

• 5x = 300
• x = 300/5
• x = 60

Number of girls,

• 4x
• 4(60)
• 240

∴ Number of girls are 240