SOLUTION: The ratio of girls to boys at the assembly was 3 to 5. If there were 132 girls at the assembly, how many boys were there? How many students were there?

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Question 1107100: The ratio of girls to boys at the assembly was 3 to 5. If there were 132 girls at the assembly, how many boys were there? How many students were there?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio of girls to boys at the assembly was 3 to 5. 
Therefore 

G%2FB%22%22=%22%223%2F5
If there were 132 girls at the assembly,
Substitute 132 for G

132%2FB%22%22=%22%223%2F5
how many boys were there?
Solve that equation for B
How many students were there?
Add what you get for the number of boys to 
the number of girls, which is given as 132.

Edwin