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The ratio of boys:girls in a class is 4:5

A: what is the fraction of boys in the class

B: what is the fraction of girls in the class

User Orszaczky
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Answer:

Answer: 4/9 of the class are boys and 5/9 of the class are girls.

Explanation:

There are 9 nine students in total in the class since 4 + 5 = 9.

Input the amount of boys and girls there are in the class in the numerator and have 9 as the denominator. 4/9 of the class are boys and 5/9 of the class are girls.

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