Question 416967: the ratio of boys to girls in the class was 3 to 2. if there were 12 boys. how many girls were there..... how do you do this? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the ratio of boys to girls in the class was 3 to 2. if there were 12 boys. how many girls were there..... how do you do this?
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3 to 2 is the same as 3x to 2x where 2x is the number of girls.
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3x = 12 (# of boys)
So, x = 4
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Then 2x = 8 (# of girls)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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