Question 1055522: A local charity has 60 volunteers. The ratio of boys to girls is 7:5. Find the number of boy and the number of girl volunteers. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A local charity has 60 volunteers. The ratio of boys to girls is 7:5. Find the number of boy and the number of girl volunteers.
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Equation:: 7x + 5x = 60
12x = 60
x = 5
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# of boys = 7x = 7*5 = 35
# of girls = 5x = 5*5 = 25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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