Question

Question 16

7 pts
16. The ratio of the number of girls to the number of
boys in art in 7 to 4. There are 60 boys in art. How
many girls are in art? (6.4B)

Answer 1

105 girls

Explanation:

girls : boys

7 : 4

Let total number of people in art be (7 + 4)x.

4x = 60

x = 15

no. of girls = 7x = 7 x 15 = 105

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