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 .

Please explain me guys!​

Answer 1

male: female
5 : 3
5x/8 =115
x=184 Total teacher
female = Total -male
=184-115
=69

Answer 2

Answer:

69

Explanation:

let the no. of female teachers be x.

then,

5/3=115/x

5x=115×3

x=(115×3)÷5

x=69