SOLUTION: Answer this math question "in a class the ratio of the number of boys to the number of the girls is 5:6, if there are 20 boys in the class, how many pupils are in the class?

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Question 832361: Answer this math question "in a class the ratio of the number of boys to the number of the girls is 5:6, if there are 20 boys in the class, how many pupils are in the class?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by

You are given that:
, so



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The class is


There are 44 pupils


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