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  • 19-07-2019
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4/5 of a class is girls and there are 8 boys. How many total in class.

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Gasaqui
Gasaqui Gasaqui
  • 15-08-2019

Answer:

40

Step-by-step explanation:

a+b=c

a=girls

b= boys

c= total

the statement tell us:

4/5 of a class is girls:

a=(4/5)*c

boys=b=8

c=a+b

so we have:

c=(4/5)*c + 8

c-(4/5)*c=8

(5c-4c)/5 = 8

c/5=8

c=8*5

c=40

total=40

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