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  • 04-04-2017
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THE RATIO OF BOYS TO GIRLS IS 3 TO 2 IF THERE ARE 12 BOYS HOW MANY GIRLS ARE THERE

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bricherrylove
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  • 04-04-2017
12 divided by 3=4x2=8
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  • 04-04-2017
Proportion set-up:

[tex] \frac{3}{2} = \frac{12}{x} [/tex]

Cross multiply

[tex]3x=24[/tex]

Divide by 3 on both sides

[tex]x = 8[/tex]

If there are 12 boys, there are 8 girls.
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