In Ms. Picker’s 3rd grade class, the ratio of boys to girls is 7 to 5. If there are 14 boys in the class, then how many students are in the class?
Options
A
10
B
20
C
24
D
36
Answer & Analysis
Answer
C
Analysis
According to the given information, The number of boys : The number of girls = 7 : 5 Now we know there are 14 boys in the class, so the above equation becomes
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