SOLUTION: The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5.if there are 8 more girls than boys,how many pupils are there in the class?

Question 979609: The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5.if there are 8 more girls than boys,how many pupils are there in the class?
Found 2 solutions by 428225, Gogonati:
Answer by 428225(90) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since you know that for every 3 boys there are 5 girls, you can multiply the numbers by a common number and the ratio will stay the same. I will multiply by 2:
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In the ratio 6:10 there are 4 more girls than boys, let me try again.
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There are now 8 more girls than boys, so you know there are 32 pupils in the class.
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume that boys are x then the girls are x+8. since their ratio is 3/5 we write:
solving this equation for x different then 8 we get:

The boys are 12 and the girls 12+8=20.
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