Question

The ratio of the number of
male and female teachers in a school is 5:3. If there are 115 male teachers, what is the number of female teachers in the school .​

Answer 1

Given:

• The ratio of the number of male and female teachers in a school is 5:3. There are 115 male teachers.

To find:

• Find the number of female teachers in the school .

Solution:

• Let the number of female teachers be x
• Number of males =5x
• Number of females =3x

• According to the given condition,
• 5x=115
• x=23

• Therefore, number of female workers
• =3x
• =3×23
• =69

• Hence, 69 is the answer.

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Answer 2

Answer:

69 female teachers

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no. of make teachers be 5x and female teachers be 3x

according to the question

5x= 115

x=115/5

x=23

so the no. of female 4 teachers is 3x =3×23= 69