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The ratio of boys and girls in the class is 4:3. How many boys and girls are in the class if there are 35 students?​

User Zeleniy
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Answer:

20boys and 15girls

Step-by-step explanation:

Let no of boys be 4x

no of girls be 3x

4x+3x=35

7x=35

x=35/7

x=5

no of boys=4×5=20

no of girls=3×5=15

20+15=35 students

User Carloabelli
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Answer: Boy = 20 and Girl = 15

Step-by-step explanation:

Boy = 35 x 4/7 = 20

Girl = 35 x 3/7 = 15
User Holmesal
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