In Ms. Henrick's class, there are 10 boys and 12 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls? Express your answer as a fraction in
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Let's write it down:
<span>"60 is 75% of s" means:
60=75%*s
75% is
, (percent just means "out of 100" so we just divide it by 100) so we can also write:
60=</span><span>
s
now, let's multiply both sides by 4:
240=3s
and divide by 3:
80=s
So we have the result that the original value, s, is 80!
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<span>"60 is 75% of s" means:
60=75%*s
75% is
60=</span><span>
now, let's multiply both sides by 4:
240=3s
and divide by 3:
80=s
So we have the result that the original value, s, is 80!
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