let the number of boys be 5x and the number of girls be 6x
5x+6x=44
11x=44
x=4
so we have 20 boys and 24 girls
(notice 20:24 = 5:6)
There are 44 learners in Mart's class.the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 5:6.how many boys are there in Mart's class?
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