The ratio of boys to girls in a school choir is 5:3. There are 6 more boys than girls. In 3 more girls join the choir, what will be the new ratio of boys to total students in the choir?
If there are 6 more boys than girls, that means that there are 15 boys and 9 girls. If 3 more girls join, there are 12 girls. The total number of students is 27. The ratio is 15:27 or 5:9.
