SOLUTION: The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 55 to 44. How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 2727 students?
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Question 1059058: The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 55 to 44. How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 2727 students?
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Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Girls to boys number 55:44, or, dividing by 11, 5:4. Let n be the common factor between girls and boys. Then:
5n+4n=2727
9n=2727
n=303
Girls number 5n, or 1515 out of 2727 students. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That's a big class.
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