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The ratio of boys to girls is 7:12 if there are 76 children how many are girls?

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12 girls out of 19, how many out of 76

12 - x
19 - 76

Cross product:

19x= 1152
/19. /19
x= ~61

There are (around) 61 girls
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Answer:

The girls are 48 in number

Explanation:

The question states that the ratio of boys to girls is 7 : 12, there are 76 children, we are to find the number of girls.

To find the number of girls, we are to follow the steps below;

Boys : Girls

7 : 12

We take the ration number of girl which is 12 over the total ratio number then we multiply by 76.

The total ratio number = 7 + 12 = 19

That is;

Number of girls =
(12)/(19) × 76

=
(912)/(19)

=48

Therefore there are 48 number of girls

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