Question

The ratio of boys to girls is 5 to 4. There are 80 boys. How many girls are there? 4 16 64 100​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Ratio of boys & girls = 5x : 4x

no. of boys- 5x = 80

x = 16

no. of girls- 4x = 4*16 = 64

There are 64 girls .

Answer 2

ratio of boys to girls is = 5:4

let x be the no of boys and y be the no of girls then

x/y=5/4

80/y =5/4

then by solving y=64