In any school in the U.S. there are 5 girls for every 3 boys (5 girls = 3 boys).

Question

At Oakdale High there are 349 girls. How many boys are there?

Answer 1

3 boys is to 5 girls as x boys is to 349 girls

 

3/5 = x/349

 

x = 3(349)/5 = 209.4 boys

 

rounding, we expect 209 boys