Question

The ratio of girls students to boys students in a class is 5 : 7. If the total students are
48, find number of girls and boys students.
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Answer 1

Answer:

48 students total in the school play

Ratio of boys to girls is 5:7  

How many more girls are there than boys in the play?

 

 

Let's let "5x" represent the number of boys in the school play and "7x" represent the number of girls in the school play.

 

 

5x = boys

 

7x = girls

 

 

If we know that the total number of students in the play equals 48, then that must me that both the number of boys and girls combined must equal 48:

 

 

5x + 7x = 48

 

12x = 48

 

x = 4

 

 

Now, take your x-value and plug it into both the boys' and girls' values to figure out how many boys and girls there are in the play:

 

 

5x = 5 (4) = 20 boys  

7x = 7 (4) = 28 girls

 

 

To find out how many more girls there are than boys in the play, just subtract the number of girls minus the number of boys:

 

 

# girls - # boys = 28 - 20 = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

NUMBER OF GIRLS = 20

NUMBER OF BOYS =28

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of girls = 5x

Let the number of boys = 7x

Now , total students = 48

so ; 5x + 7x = 48

12 x = 48

x = 48/ 12

x = 4

Number of girls = 5x = 5(4) = 20

Number of boys = 7x = 7(4) = 28

HENCE THE NUMBER OF GIRLS IS 20 AND NUMBER OF BOYS IS 28 IN THE CLASS !!!!!!

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