SOLUTION: 35 girls and boys are planned for a walk. There are in a ratio of 5 girls to 2 boys. How many boys are there?

Question 793667: 35 girls and boys are planned for a walk. There are in a ratio of 5 girls to 2 boys. How many boys are there?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5X+2X=35
7x=35
x=35/7
x=5
5x=25 girls
2x=10 boys
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35 girls and boys are planned for a walk. There are in a ratio of 5 girls to 2 boys. How many boys are there?
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Equation:
5x + 2x = 35 where 2x is the number of boys.
7x = 35
x = 5
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# of boys = 2x = 10
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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