the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:3. There are 32 students in the class. how many of them are boys?

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1. Answer:

   Given :-

   • The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5 : 3.
   • There are 32 students in the class.

   To Find :-

   • How many of them are boys.

   Solution :-

   Let, the number of boys be 5x

   And, the number of girls will be 3x

   According to the question,

   ⇒ 5x + 3x = 32

   ⇒ 8x = 32

   ⇒ x = 32/8

   ➠ x = 4

   Hence, the required numbers of boys and girls are :

   ➲ The number of boys :

   ➟ 5x

   ➟ 5(4)

   ➟ 5 × 4

   ➦ 20

   And,

   ➲ The number of girls :

   ➟ 3x

   ➟ 3(4)

   ➟ 3 × 4

   ➦ 12

   ∴ The total number of boys and there in the class is 12.

   VERIFICATION :–

   ↦ 5x + 3x = 32

   By putting x = 4 we get,

   ↦ 5(4) + 3(4) = 32

   ↦ 5 × 4 + 3 × 4 = 32

   ↦ 20 + 12 = 32

   ➦ 32 = 32

   Hence, Verified.

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2. Answer:

   the answer is 160

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