Question

the ratio of girls to boys in school is 3 to 1

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If the ratio of girls to boys in a school is 3 to 1, it means that for every 3 girls, there is 1 boy.

To express this in terms of numbers, you can let:
- The number of girls = 3x
- The number of boys = 1x

Where \(x\) is a common multiplier.

For example:
- If there are 30 girls, then the number of boys would be \(30 / 3 = 10\).
- If there are 60 girls, then the number of boys would be \(60 / 3 = 20\).

In general, the total number of students in the school can be represented as:
\[ \text{Total students} = \text{Number of girls} + \text{Number of boys} = 3x + 1x = 4x \]
This means that the total number of students is always a multiple of 4, assuming the number of boys is a whole number.

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