Question

The ratio of girls to boys in a class is 6:5. If there are 18 girls, how many boys are there in the class?

Answer 1

Answer:

let the number of girls be 6x and boys be 5x according to question

number of girls is equal to 18

therefore 6x=18

x=18/6

x =3

therefore no. of boys is equal to 5x

5*3=15

Answer 2

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

Let number of girls and number of boys= 6x and 5x

a/q

6x=18

x=3

number of boys=5x

5×3=15 boys