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Ratio of girls and boys in school is 5 to 4. If they are 918 students in the school, how many are girls
 Oct 7, 2015
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5/(5+4)*918 = 510 girls

 

There are 5 girls for every 4 boys so there are 5 girls per 9 total people. If you set up the proportion 5/9 = x/918, the solution is 510.

 

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 Oct 7, 2015

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