SOLUTION: There are 900 students enrolled in Mount Forest Secondary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 5:4. How many boys and how many girls go to mount forest Secondary School?

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Question 828595: There are 900 students enrolled in Mount Forest Secondary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 5:4. How many boys and how many girls go to mount forest Secondary School?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x+4x=900
9x=900
x=900/9
x=100
5x=500
4x=400