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) The ratio of boys to girls on a softball team was 5:3. For every 35 girls how many ratio of boys will be there?

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What is a ratio?

A ratio has two or more numbers that symbolize relation to each other. Ratios are used to compare numbers, and you can compare them using division.

If the ratio is 5: 3, (girls: boys) we can use this equation to figure out how many boys there are if there are 35 girls:

  • 35 × 0.6 = 21

Why do we multiply by 0.6?

We can see that in the ratio 5: 3, 5 is being multiplied by 0.6 to get three. If the relationship between the numbers 5 and 35 stays proportional, we multiply 35 by 0.6.

Therefore, the ratio of girls to boys is 35: 21, meaning there are 21 boys.

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