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  • 21-02-2018
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The ratio of boys to girls at the beach cleanup was 7:8. If there are 42 boys, how many girls are there?

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bree009
bree009 bree009
  • 21-02-2018
15 of them are girls
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musiclover10045
musiclover10045 musiclover10045
  • 21-02-2018

that ratio means for every 7 boys there are 8 girls

 so 42 boys / 7 = 6

now 6*8 = 48

 there are 48 girls

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