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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the girl to boy ratio is 4 to 7. if there is 105 students how many boys are there?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

"the girl to boy ratio is 4 to 7" so there are 4x girls and 7x boys x is some unknown number

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

there are 105 students total, so 4x+7x = 105 x = ??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i'm still lost

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

are you able to solve 4x+7x = 105 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

11x

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

11x = 105 so x = ???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9.54???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9.54x7 which would be approximently 67 boys right

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you are correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

you're welcome

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