Question

The school dance’s girl to boy ratio is 3:5. Predict how many boys were at the dance if 240 students attended the dance?

Answer 1

answer:

90 boys

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

90 girls and 150 boys

Step-by-step explanation:

Let 3x be the no.of.girls and 5x be no.of.boys

3x + 5x = 240

8x = 240

x = 30

3x = 3×30 = 90 girls

5x = 5×30 = 150 boys