The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 5 to 4 How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 27 students? 1. 12 2. 9 3. 54 4. 15

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Mirza Bilal · Answer 1 · 2017-12-05T04:12:55+0000

The answer is 15. There are more girls than boys. 27 divided by 2 is 13.5. As the ratio is 5:4 the number of girls must be higher than 13.5, which cancels out 12 and 9. 54 is too great so the answer is 15.

The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 5 to 4 How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 27 students? 1. 12 2. 9 3. 54 4. 15

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