SOLUTION: respectes sir & madum, In a certain English class, 1/4 of the number of girls is equal to 1/6 of the total number of students. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the

Question 197931: respectes sir & madum,

In a certain English class, 1/4 of the number of girls is equal to 1/6 of the total number of students. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class?

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Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let G be the number of girls and B be the number of boys

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So the ratio of boys to girls is "1 boy for every 2 girls" or