SOLUTION: the ratio of boys to girls in middle school is 2:3. If there are 150 girls, what is the total number of students in the school?

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Question 892180: the ratio of boys to girls in middle school is 2:3. If there are 150 girls, what is the total number of students in the school?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of boys in the school

Multiply both sides by


There are 100 boys and 150 girls, so

There are 250 students in the school
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