If sixty-five percent of the students in a class are girls,then what

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If sixty-five percent of the students in a class are girls,then what is the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in the class?

A. 13/7
B. 6/5
C. 7/15
D. 7/13
E. 3/2

Archit3110 · Answer

let total = 100
girls - 65 boys = 35
65/35
13/7
IMO A

chetan2u · Answer

Let the total number of students be 100, so 65 are girls and the remaining 100-65 or 35 are boys..

Therefore, the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in the class =  \frac{65}{35}=\frac{13}{7}

A

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Since 65 percent are girls, 35 percent are boys, so the ratio of girls to boys is 65/35 = 13/7.

Answer: A

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