document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=888167>Question 888167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ratio between girls and boys in 40 students 2:3 five new student added how many boys so ratio is 4:5 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #537135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=537135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you have 40 and you add 5, you now have 45 students.  4:5 is 9.  45/9 = 5.  Your new ratio is 4:5 or 20 girls:25 boys.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your previous ratio was 2:3 (5 total).  40/5 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Previously there were 8*2 girls: 8*3 boys, or 16:24.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To get from the old ratio to the new one you added 4 girls and one boy. </SPAN>\n" );
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