You are given the difference of the numbers of boys and girls in a class and the ratio of boys to girls. How many boys and how many girls are in the class?
3 more boys; 5 for every 4

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Answer:

  • 15 boys
  • 12 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference in ratio units is 5 - 4 = 1. The difference in actual quantity is 3, so 1 ratio unit must represent 3 students.

There are 5×3 = 15 boys.

There are 4×3 = 12 girls.