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The ratio of boys to girls at a movie is 4:5. If there are 20 girls, how many boys are at the movie?

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Answer:

Explanation:

The ratio 4:5 can be like a fraction.

Girls to boys, respectively, is 4:5.

This means for every 4 girls, there are 5 boys.

Now, to get an equivalent fraction you must multiply both the numerator and denominator by the same number.

In this problem, there are 20 girls, which represents the 4 in 4:5.

So we have 4 multiplying by what to get 20?

4x=20, x=5

Now, you must multiply the amount of boys by the same number you multiplied the girls.

5x5=25. There were 25 boys.

4/5=20/x

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