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3 9. There are 180 girls in a mixed school. the ratio of girls to boys is 4:3 find the otal number of students in the school (a) 25 students (b) 315 students (c) 360 students 405 students of the binary numbers:​

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The ratio 4:3 means for every 4 girls there are 3 boys.

Divide total girls by 4, multiply that by 3 to get total boys:

180/4 = 45 x 3 = 135

There are 135 boys

For total students add boys and girls:

180 + 135 = 315 total students

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