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The ratio of girls to boys in a dance club was 5 : 4. There were 48 boys. How many girls were there in the club?
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The ratio of girls to boys in a dance club was 5 : 4. There were 48 boys. How many girls were there in the club?

User Zoie
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There were 60 girls in the club because if you do 48 divided by 4. It would equal 12 and since the ratio is 5:4. The girls would be 12 x 5 which would be 60 girls. Hope this helps!
User Bless Yahu
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there were 60 girls because you do cross multiplication (5 x 48 is 240 4 x 60 is 240)
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