SOLUTION: If the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3 and men to women is 5:7, what is the ratio of boys to men?

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Question 928677: If the ratio of boys to girls is 1:3 and men to women is 5:7, what is the ratio of boys to men?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not enough info. There could be 1 boy, 3 girls, 5 men, and 7 women and the ratio is 1:5. Or there could be 2 boys, 6 girls, 25 men, and 35 women and the ratio would be 2:25.