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The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a choir is 5 to 4. There are 60 girls in the choir. How many boys are in the choir?

User Kasandra
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Answer:Let the number of boys and the number of girls be 5x and 4x

Number of girls = 4x = 60

x = 15

Number of boys = 5x

= 5× 15

= 75 boys

Explanation:

User Mark Tomlin
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Let the number of boys and the number of girls be 5x and 4x

Number of girls = 4x = 60

x = 15

Number of boys = 5x

= 5× 15

= 75 boys

User Sjoerd Van Kreel
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