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The ratio of girls to boys in a classroom is 3:5. Kevin says there must be 8 students in the classroom. Which explains whether Kevin is correct?

User Yisan
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Answer:

Kevin is correct.

Explanation:

3 girls + 5 boys = 8 students.

User Superkytoz
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Answer:

he is incorrect since in a ratio you don't add them together instead what this ratio means is for every 3 girls there is 5 boys

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