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  • 12-05-2021
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At Lake View Middle School, there are 900 boys. The ratio of boys to girls is 5 to 4. How many girls are there in the school?

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  • 12-05-2021

Answer:

320 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

We can make an algebric equation for this:

5x=900

x=180

We are asked to find the girls so we have to multiply the girls ratio by our x value we just found.

4x=4x180=320 girls

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