Asked by jill

the ratio of boys to girls is 7:8 How many boys are there in school if there are 968 girls?

My answer is 581 boys is this correct??
Answered by Ms. Sue
No.

Cross multiply and solve for b

7/8 = b/968

Answered by Anonymous
I cross multiplied but I used
7/15= b/968
I thought you had to add the ratios or would you only do that if you didn't know the total girls and only knew total students?
Answered by Ms. Sue
You follow your procedure if you know the total number of students. We only know the number of boys.

Answered by desiree levy
7/8×968/1=847
Answered by AJIBOLA
968/8=B/7
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