Question

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a choir is 5 to 4. There are 60 girls in the choir. How many boys are in the choir?

Answer 1

Answer:Let the number of boys and the number of girls be 5x and 4x

Number of girls = 4x = 60

x = 15

Number of boys = 5x

= 5× 15

= 75 boys

Explanation:

Answer 2

Let the number of boys and the number of girls be 5x and 4x

Number of girls = 4x = 60

x = 15

Number of boys = 5x

= 5× 15

= 75 boys