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There are 143 students on the school's Math Olympiad

team in a 5:6 boy to girl ratio.

How many girls are on the
team?

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There are 78 girls on the team because the amount of girls is 6/11 so you multiply that by 143.
User Peng
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Answer:

78 girls

Explanation:

5:6

5+6=11

143/11=13

6*13=78

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