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The ratio of boys and girls at the beach cleanup was 7:8. If there were 42 boys, how much girls were there

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48 girls

Explanation:

Divide 42 by 7 and then multiply the answer by 8. So 42/7 is 6 and 6 multiplied by 8 is 48 so if there are 42 boys there are 48 girls.

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