Applications of Ratio

Applications of Ratio

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In a class, \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the boys and \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the girls take Spanish as a third language.

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is \(2:3\).

  1. What is the ratio of the number of boys who do not take Spanish as a third language to the number of girls who do not take Spanish as a third language?
  2. Given that there are \(28\) students in the class who do not take Spanish as a third language, find the number of students in the class.

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Answer:(a) \(3:4\) (b) \(40\) students

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