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  • 02-12-2017
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A school website says the ratio of boys to girls is 3:5. If there are 240 boys at the school how many girls are there

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sakshishah2656 sakshishah2656
  • 02-12-2017
3/5 = 240/x
Cross multiply to get 3x=1200
Divide both sides by 3
Answer : 400
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