The answer is: " 2 :5 " ; or, write as: " 2/5 " .
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The ratio of 'girls' to 'all students' is: "2: 5 " ; or, write as: " 2/5 ".
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Explanation:
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Given: The ratio of boys to girls is: " 3:2 " .
Problem: Find the ratio of "girls" to "all students:
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Note: This ratio of "boys to girls", which is " 3 : 2 " ;
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→ can be expressed as " 3x: 2x" ;
in which the total number of students is: " 3x + 2x " = 5x " .
→ The total number of students is represented as: " 5x " .
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→ The ratio of "girls to boys" is: "2x : 3x" .
→ {that is; the "inverse" of the ratio of "boys to girls"} ;
→ {that is; the "inverse" of " 3x: 2x" } ; → which is: " 2x : 3x " .
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The ratio of "girls" to "all students" is: "2x : 5x " ; or " 2x/5x " ;
→ Both "x" values cancel ; {since: " x/x = 1 "} ;
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→ and we have the answer: " 2 :5 " ; or, write as: " 2/5 " .
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The ratio of 'girls' to 'all students' is: " 2 :5 " ; or, write as: " 2/5 ".
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4/5(v - 7) = 2...distribute the 4/5 thru the parenthesis
4/5v - 28/5 = 2 ...multiply everything by 5
4v - 28 = 10...add 28 to both sides
4v = 10 + 28
4v = 38
v = 38/4 reduces to 19/2 or 9 1/2 <==
Answer 6 hours
Reason
7x + 9.50 = 55
-9.50. -9.50 subtract from both sides
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7x = 45.50
Divide both sides by 7 to isolate x
X = 6.5
So he can rent for 6 hours (the .5 would be charged as a full hour per the problem)
I saw the images that accompanied this problem.
2 circles: circle 1 has 6 slices ; circle 2 has 3 slices
Circle 1 is for Tom: you can shade 4 slices out of the 6 slices.
Circle 2 is for Liz: you can shade 2 slices out of the 3 slices.
4/6 is equal to 2/3 because when 4 and 6 are both divided by 2, they give quotient of 2 and 3, respectively.
4 ÷ 2 = 2
6 ÷ 2 = 3
