SOLUTION: The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 7:6. If there are 455 students in total, how many are A) girls? B) boys

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Question 808014: The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 7:6. If there are 455 students in total, how many are
A) girls?
B) boys
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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girls / boys = 7/6
if there are 13 students then 7 are girls
7/13 = g/355
7*355/13=g
7*35=g
245 are girls rest are boys