The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 5:3. If there are 60 boys, how many girls are in the school?

Answer 1

Let's use algebra to solve the problem.

Ratio of girls to boys = 5:3

Let's also assume that the number of girls is 5x and the number of boys is 3x. Then we know that:

3x = 60 (since there are 60 boys)

Solving for x:

x = 20

Now we can find the number of girls:

5x = 5(20) = 100

Therefore there are 100 girls in the school.