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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let G be the number of girls and B be the number of boys
TotalStudents+=+Girls+%2B+Boys
T+=+G+%2B+B
You are told
G%2F4+=+T%2F6
G%2F4+=+%28G%2BB%29%2F6
6G+=+4%28G%2BB%29
6G+=+4G+%2B+4B
2G+=+4B
2%2F4+=+B%2FG
So the ratio of boys to girls is "1 boy for every 2 girls" or 1%2F2