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  • 13-08-2020
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It the ratio of boys to girls in 2:5 in the class, how many girls would there be if there are 10 boys?

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TheBlueFox
TheBlueFox TheBlueFox
  • 13-08-2020

First set up the ratio 2/5 = 10/x where x is the number of girls.

Now, we can use cross-products to find the missing value.

So we have (2)(x) = (5)(10).

Simplifying, we have 2x = 50.

Dividing both sides by 2, we find that x = 25.

So there are 25 girls in the class if there are 10 boys.

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