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Question 754105: Ther are 32 students in a class. The ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. How many girls are in the class? Show your steps
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
boys=5x
girls=3x
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5x+3x=32
8x=32
x=32/8
x=4
5x=20
3x=12
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