Question

The ratio of boys to girls in mr bakers social studies class is 2 to 3. If there are 30 total students in the class, how many more girls are there then boys

Answer 1

∴ There are 6 girls more than boys.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the ratio of boys to girls in Mr. bakers social studies class is 2 to 3 and total number of student is 30 in the class.

Let the number of boys be 2x and number boys be 3x.

There are (3x-2x) =x number of girls more than boys.

According to the problem,

2x+3x = 30

⇔5x= 30

$\Leftrightarrow x= \frac{30}{5}$

⇔x = 6

∴ There are 6 girls more than boys.