the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a school is 4:5 there are 95 girls in the school work out the total number of students in the school
x=number of boys y=number of girls (x+y)=number total of students We can suggest the following system or equations: x/y=4/5 y=95 Therefore: x/95=4/5 x=(4*95)/5=76