Question

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:3. There are 30 students in the class. How many students are girls?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

2/3 of the class are boys

2/3 of thirty is 20 so there are 10 girls

Answer 2

Answer:

The number of Girls is 18.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the factor be X;

as per question 2X + 3X = 30

i. e.  5X = 30

X = 30/5 = 6

Boys is 2X i.e 2*6 = 12

Girls is 3X i.e. 3*6 = 18.

Hope this will help you all.