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

5x+3x=8x

8x = 32

x=32/8 = 4

boys are 4 x 5 = 20

girls are 4 x 3 = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Add the ratios together: 5 + 3 = 8

Divide total students by 8:

32 / 8 = 4

Multiply each ratio by 4 to find the number of each:

Boys = 4 x 5 = 20

Girls = 3 x 4 = 12

There are 20 boys.

i = 2 / - 5

step-by-step explanation:

evaluation of ( 2 - 4 ) ( p + q ) when p = 2 and q = 5 i, by putting values of p and q,                                                                    

the direct variation says that:

then the equation is of the form is given by:

            where k is the constant variation.

from the given table:

consider any value of x and m(x)=y

x = 2 and m(x)=y = 3

substitute these value in [1]; we have;

divide both sides by 2 we get;

⇒

check:

put x = -1 and m(x) = -1.5

substitute in the equation:

-1.5 = -1.5                   true

therefore, the function m(x) represents a direct variation

graph of this function as shown below: