SOLUTION: Moore middle school has 850 students. A ratio of boys to girls of 7 to 5 can be used to approximate the number of girls or boys on campus. How many girls are on campus?
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Question 1058591: Moore middle school has 850 students. A ratio of boys to girls of 7 to 5 can be used to approximate the number of girls or boys on campus. How many girls are on campus?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ratio of boys to girls is approx. 7:5. So let n be the proportions of students. Then:
7n+5n=850
12n=850
n=70.83
There are 5n girls, or about 354 girls in the school. ☺☺☺☺
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