Question

The ratio of boys to girls is 5 to 9. If there are 120 more girls than boys, how many boys are there? Can you please show work or tell how you did it. Giving Branliest, thanks and 15 points! Please dont give a wrong answer to just get the points!! Thank you

Answer 1

5*30 = 150
9*30 = 270
Since the ratio is 5:9 you have to multiply both numbers in the ratio by the same constant.
I just started multiplying by 10, then 20, then 30 until I got numbers that had a difference of 120.
There are 150 boys.
Setting up an equation
5x + 120 = 9x
Solve for x and then multiply the ratio by the x to get the same result.