SOLUTION: In the group of students who voted in a Year 9 school leader election, the ratio of girls to boys is 2 : 3. If 10 more girls and 5 more boys had voted, the ratio would have been 3
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Question 967599: In the group of students who voted in a Year 9 school leader election, the ratio of girls to boys is 2 : 3. If 10 more girls and 5 more boys had voted, the ratio would have been 3 : 4. How many students voted altogether?
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In the group of students who voted in a Year 9 school leader election, the ratio of girls to boys is 2 : 3.
Let x = the multiplier
then
2x = no. of girls
and
3x = no. of boys
also
5x = total students
:
If 10 more girls and 5 more boys had voted, the ratio would have been 3 : 4.
=
Cross multiply and find x
3(3x+5) = 4(2x+10)
9x + 15 = 8x + 40
9x - 8x = 40 - 15
x = 25 is the multiplier
:
How many students voted altogether?
5(25) = 125 total students
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