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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. There are 32 students in the class. How many students are girls?

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Answer: 20 girls

Explanation:

So boys to girls is 3 to 5

It asks for girls in class

Suppose there were 8 people in class, 5/8 of the people would be girls

It states that 32 people are in the class, so do 32 x 5/8 to get 20 girls

User Vieira
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Answer:

20 girls

Explanation:

boys : girls : total

3 5 3+5 = 8

There are 32 students

32/8 = 4

Multiply each term by 4

boys : girls : total

3*4 5*4 8*4

12 20 32

There are 20 girls

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