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  • 06-07-2016
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the ratio of boys to girls is 5:6 if there are72 girls what is the total number of students

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DavidOrrell
DavidOrrell DavidOrrell
  • 06-07-2016
72 represents 6 "units", so divide by 6 to get the number of people in one "unit":

72/6 = 12

Now multiply by 5 to get the number of boys:

12 * 5 = 60 boys
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