The ratio of girls to boys on team 6-5 is 4:5. If there are 99 students, how many boys are there

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Dr TJ · Answer 1 · 2024-04-09T01:14:07+0000

Answer:

There are 55 boys.

Explanation:

The ratio of

girls: boys:total

4 5 4+5

4 5 9

The total is 99

To get from 9 to 99, we multiply by 11.

girls: boys:total

4*11 5*11 9*11

44 55 99

There are 55 boys.