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26 September, 20:39

At the school the ratio of boys to girls is 5:3 if there are 385 boys in the school, how many students are there altogether?

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  1. 26 September, 21:19
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    616 total students

    Step-by-step explanation:

    5 : 3

    385 : x

    5 x 77 : 3 x 77

    385 : 231

    385 + 231 = 616
  2. 26 September, 23:23
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    There are 616 total students

    Step-by-step explanation:

    boys : girls: total

    5 3 5+3 = 8

    There are 385 boys

    385/5 = 77

    Multiply each term by 77

    boys : girls: total

    5*77 3*77 8*77

    385 539 616

    There are 616 total students
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