SOLUTION: 35 girls and boys are planned for a walk. There are in a ratio of 5 girls to 2 boys. How many boys are there?
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Question 793667: 35 girls and boys are planned for a walk. There are in a ratio of 5 girls to 2 boys. How many boys are there? Found 2 solutions by rfer, stanbon:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 35 girls and boys are planned for a walk. There are in a ratio of 5 girls to 2 boys. How many boys are there?
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Equation:
5x + 2x = 35 where 2x is the number of boys.
7x = 35
x = 5
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# of boys = 2x = 10
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Stan H.
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