Question

There are 10 girls for every 12 boys. If there are 50 girls,

how many boys are there?
O a) 60
Ob) 12
O c) 52

d) 62

Answer 1

Answer: A

why does this keep changing to C????

Explanation:

10x5 since there are 50 girls

so we would need to multiply 12 by the same number, so the answer is 60.

Answer 2

We know that 10 x ❺ = 50

So we have to do 12 x ❺ = 60

So the answer is a) 60