Question

At Bayshore, the ratio of girls to boys is 5:6. If there are 30 girls in the food court, how many boys can we expect to find?

Answer 1

so the number of boys is 36

Explanation:

let the number of boys be x

by using ratio and proportion rule

5:6=30:x

`(5)/(6)=(30)/(x)`

by cross-multiplication

5×x=6×30

5x=180

x=36

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Answer 2

There are 36 boys

Explanation:

girls : boys = 5 : 6

Number of girls = 5x

5x = 30

x = 30/5

x = 6

Number of boys = 6x = 6*6 = 36