Question

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:4.There are 36Students in the class.how many students are girls?

Answer 1

Answer:

16 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

boys : girls : total

5          4        5+4 = 9

take the total number of people and divide by 9

36/9 = 4

Each number should be multiplied by 4

boys : girls : total

5*4        4*4     9*4

20          16        36

There are 16 girls