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The ratio of boys to girls on rowans swim team is 2:3.if there are 40 total swimmers on the team,how many of them are girls?

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Answer:

The ratio of girls is 24.

Explanation:

If the total amount of swimmers is 40, you can divide it by 8 to get 5 multiples. If three of those 5's belong to the ratio of girls, the equation is 3 x 8. The answer is 24.

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