The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. There are 40 students in the class. How many students are boys?
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let the common multiple be x..
according to given condition,
3x + 5x = 40
x = 40/8
x =5
boys =3x =3×5 = 15boys
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Let the ratio of boys to girl be 3x : 5x
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3x + 5x = 40
=> 8x = 40
=> x = 40/8 = 5
No. of boys = 3x
= 3×5
= 15
No. of girls = 5x
= 5×5
= 25
Hence, total 15 boys are in a class.
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