The number of girls in the choir is 4 times the number of boys in the choir. The total number of students in the choir is 60. How many girls are in the choir?

3 answers

x+4x =60 x boys 4x girls
5x=60
x=12

12 boys, 48 girls
thx so much
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a choir is 5 to 4 There are 60 girls in the choir How many boys are in the choir