Question

There are 143 students on the school's Math Olympiad
team in a 5:6 boy to girl ratio.

How many girls are on the
team?

Answer 1

Answer:

78 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

5:6

5+6=11

143/11=13

6*13=78

Answer 2

There are 78 girls on the team because the amount of girls is 6/11 so you multiply that by 143.