At Lake Middle School, the average ratio of boys to girls in a classroom is 3:2. Use a proportion to predict the number of girls in a classroom that has 15 boys.

10 girls because 3 divided by 15 is 5 so u x 2 by 5

Answered by loul | 2024-06-10

boy to girl ratio = 3:2
boys= 3
when boys = 15, girls = 10

Answered by Dswim99 | 2024-06-10

The number of girls in a classroom that has 15 boys is determined using the boy-to-girl ratio of 3:2. By setting up a proportion, we find that there are 10 girls in the classroom. Therefore, when there are 15 boys, there will be 10 girls.
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Answered by loul | 2024-10-31