The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3 : 5. If there are 96 students in all, how many girls are there?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. 60

  1. Step 1: There are 8 parts; each part is 96/8 = 12.
  2. Step 2: Girls = 5 x 12 = 60.
Answer
60.
Why not the others: 36, 48 and 65 do not fit.

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