Question

At a school dance, the ratio of girls to boys is 8:3. If there are 528 students at the dance, how many are boys and how many are girls?

Answer 1

144 boys and 384 girls

Explanation:

8 girls to every 3 boys. You can make an equation to solve this: 8x + 3x = 528. 528 = 11x. Then divide 528 by 11 to get 48. x=48. 8(48) = 384 girls. 3(48) = 144 boys.