Original post by Marinate
The ratio boys: girls in a stadium is 5: 2
4 boys leave and the ratio becomes 2: 1
Work out how many girls there are in the stadium.
4 boys leave and the ratio becomes 2: 1
Work out how many girls there are in the stadium.
Original post by chavvo
what have you tried so far?
Original post by Mark-n
Let the number of students be x hence boys are 5x and girls are 2x
(edited 1 month ago)
8 girls maybe?
Original post by Marinate
nothing
Let b be the original number of boys and let g be the original number of girls, then try to formulate some equations relating b and g given the information given.
Post back if you're still stuck
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