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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. There are 40 students in the class. How many students are girls?

Answer 1

Answer:

5x+3x=8x

8x=40

x=40/8 = 5

girls are 5 x 5 = 25

boys are 5 x 3 = 15

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

let

the no boys=3x

no of girls=5x

total no of students=no of girls +no of boys

40=3x+5x

8x=40

x=5

put x=5

therefore

no of boys=3x=3×5=15

no of girls=5x=5×5=25