Question

The ratio of girls to boys in the school play is 5:2. There are 49 kids in the school play.How many are boys?

Answer 1

14 boys

Explanation:

We know

The ratio of girls to boys is 5:2, which means for every 7 kids, there are 5 girls and 2 boys

So, 49 kids there are

2 x 7 = 14 boys

So, there are 14 boys