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20-01-2021
Mathematics

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The ratio of boys to girls is 1:2.
Two boys and two girls enter the
room and the ratio is now 5:9.
How many boys and girls were
there originally?

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lros7348 lros7348

20-01-2021

Answer:let the original number of boys be x

x:2x=1:2

x+2:2x+2=5:9

9x+18=10x+10

x=8

2x=16

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