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  • 24-03-2019
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The ratio of boys to girls in a group is 5:3. If there are 16 more boys than girls, work out how many people there are in total.

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loreleiloves20p5m1ob loreleiloves20p5m1ob
  • 24-03-2019

Answer:

9.6

Step-by-step explanation:

How you would do it is first set it up like a fraction.

5 3

—- = —-

16 x

After that you would cross multiply and divide so,

16•3=48

Then divide,

48/5=9.6

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colin774
colin774 colin774
  • 24-03-2019
5/3 = 16/x

48= 5x

48 divided by 5 = x

x= 9.6
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