SOLUTION: The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2 to 3. There are 25 student is the class. How many are boys. We know the answer is 10, but we need the proportion worked out. Thanks
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Question 1059256: The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2 to 3. There are 25 student is the class. How many are boys. We know the answer is 10, but we need the proportion worked out. Thanks Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2 to 3. There are 25 student is the class. How many are boys.
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A ratio of 2 to 3 means for some number of boys, 2*x, there are 3*x girls
2x + 3x = 25
5x = 25
x = 5
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2x = 10 boys
3x = 15 girls
