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  • 03-01-2021
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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:4. There are 36 students in the class. How many
students are girls?​

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Аноним Аноним
  • 03-01-2021

Answer:

16 students are girls.

Step-by-step explanation:

5:4=36

5x+4x=36

9x=36

x=4.

So we can multiply the ratio by 4.

4(5+4)

20+16.

Since girls is 4, there are 16 girls.

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Bibekwagle
Bibekwagle Bibekwagle
  • 03-01-2021

Answer:

let ratio of boys and girl be 5x and 4x

now

5x+4x=36

9x=36

x=36÷9

x=4

now

number of boys in class is 5x=5*4=20

Number of girls in class is= 4x

=4*4

=16 ans

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