The ratio of boys to girls in a group is 5:3. If there are 22 more boys than girls, work out how many girls there are.

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Cameron Sparr · Answer 1 · 2021-12-02T19:27:23+0000

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33

Explanation:

Since the ratio is 5:3, there is a difference of 2. Divide 22 with 2 and get 11. Each ratio unit it 11. Multiply 11 with 3 to get 33 girls, and with 5 to get 55 boys

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