SOLUTION: The ratio of boys to girls in a math class is 2 : 3. There are 18 girls in
the class. How many students are in the class?
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Question 386266: The ratio of boys to girls in a math class is 2 : 3. There are 18 girls in
the class. How many students are in the class? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ratio of boys to girls in a math class is 2 : 3. There are 18 girls in
the class. How many students are in the class?
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Let 2x be number of boys.
Then 3x is number of girls.
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Solve: 3x = 18
x = 6
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# of students = 2x+3x = 5x
5x = 5*6 = 30 students/
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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