standard_description: Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. For example, “The ratio of wings to beaks in the bird house at the zoo was 2:1, because for every 2 wings there was 1 beak.” “For every vote candidate A received, candidate C received nearly three votes.”
problem_activity: Task
There are 270 students at Colfax Middle School, where the ratio of
boys to girls is 5:4. There are 180 students at Winthrop Middle
School, where the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. The two schools
hold a dance and all students from both schools attend.  What
fraction of the students at the dance are girls?


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