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  • 04-04-2020
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90 students showed up for a prom committee meeting. The ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 3 how many boys attended the meeting?

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  • 04-04-2020

Answer:

36

Step-by-step explanation:

boys:girls:

2       3    

Multiply by x

2x:    3x

Add this together to get the total

2x+3x = 90

5x = 90

Divide by 5

5x/5 = 90/5

x =18

The number of boys is 2x = 2(18) = 36

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