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2] The band has a ratio of boys to girls of 5 to 4. There are 171 students in the band.
(Make sure to write out in words first)

How many are boys?



How many are girls?

Give work for each

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Answer:

  • There are 95 boys.
  • There are 76 girls.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fraction that is boys is 5/(5+4) = 5/9. That fraction of the total is ...

  boys = 5/9 × 171 = 95

Girls are the remainder:

  girls = 171 -95 = 76

There are 95 boys and 76 girls in the band.

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