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The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls at a school is 4:5. If there are 120 boys, how many students are there altogether?

a.) 53
b.) 96
c.) 150
d.) 270

User Serj Sagan
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Answer:

270 students

Explanation:

There are more boys than girls, as the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5.

Write and solve an equation of ratios:

4 5

-------- = --------

120 g

... where g is the number of girls. Cross multiplying, we get:

4g = 600, so that g must be 150.

120 boys plus 150 girls comes to 270 students (Answer d)

User Adiel Yaacov
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96 letter b idk this has to be long
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