Question

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the cast of a school play is 1:5 which statement must describe the cast of the play

Answer 1

We have 3 boys and 2 girls. This gives a total count of 5. So we need to see how many lots of 5 will fit into 25. 5 lots of 5 gives 25. So we have 5 lots of the ratio