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  • 11-05-2017
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The ratio of the boys to girls in the cafeteria is 5:6. if there are 25 more girls than boys, how many total students are in the cafeteria?

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swati101
swati101 swati101
  • 11-05-2017
I think it's 55 in total
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melbush
melbush melbush
  • 11-05-2017
girls=25+boys. Let one part be x. Then 5x are the boys and 6x are the girls. Then 6x=5x+25 25=x. 5x=125 boys. girls=boys+25=150. All students are 275
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