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  • 03-12-2020
  • Geography
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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:3. There are 32 students in the class. How many more boys than girls are there?​

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nerdydragon
nerdydragon nerdydragon
  • 03-12-2020

Answer:

8 more boys

Explanation:

5 times 4 equals 20

3 times 4 equals 12

12 plus 20 equals 32

There are 20 boys and 12 girls, and 20 minus 12 equals 8

therefor there are 8 more boys than girls

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emmacmc emmacmc
  • 03-12-2020
put X in the ratio
then
5x + 3x = 32
8x = 32
x = 32/8
x = 4
boys = 4×5= 20
girls = 3×4 = 12
hope it will help you
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