Question

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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5. There are 40 students in the class. How many more girls than boys are there?

Answer 1

Answer:

3x+5x=40

=8x=40

=x=5

then no.of boys= 3×5 = 15

and no. of girls= 5×5=25

girls more than boys= 25-15=10

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Answer 2

Answer:

There will be 10 more girls than boys in the class.

Step-by-step explanation:

5x+3x=40

8x = 40

8x/8 = 40/8

x = 5

5*2 = 10