The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls I just school is 5 to 8 if there are 208 students in the school how many girls can you expect

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Samhan Salahuddin · Answer 1 · 2021-08-31T18:29:19+0000

Answer:

128 girls

Explanation:

boys : girls = 5 : 8

Number of boys = 5x

Number of girls = 8x

Total students = 208

5x + 8x = 208

13x = 208

x = 208/13

x = 16

Number of girls = 8x = 8 * 16 = 16 * 8

= 128