Answer:
[tex]Girls = 319[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]Boys: Girls = 15:11[/tex]
Required
Find Girls, when Boys = 435
Substitute 435 for Boys
[tex]435: Girls = 15:11[/tex]
Express as fraction
[tex]\frac{Girls}{435} = \frac{11}{15}[/tex]
Multiply through by 435
[tex]435 * \frac{Girls}{435} = \frac{11}{15}* 435[/tex]
[tex]Girls = \frac{11}{15}* 435[/tex]
[tex]Girls = \frac{11* 435}{15}[/tex]
[tex]Girls = \frac{4785}{15}[/tex]
[tex]Girls = 319[/tex]
