Question

There are 150 students in the 6th grade. The ratio of boys to girls is 2:1. How many boys are in the 6th grade? How many girls are in the 6th grade?

Answer 1

`50` `"girls"`

Explanation:

`"Total number of students" =150`

`"Ratio of boys to girls"=2:1`

`"Total parts"=2+1=3`

`1` `"part"=150/3=50`

`"So,Number of boys"=50*2=100`

`"Number of girls"=50*1=50`