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The ratio of boys to girls is 4:3 .T here are 35 students in a class how many students are boys ?? Pleaseee help

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There are 20 boys in the class. The ratio is 4:3 so that means 4 out of 7 are boys and 3 out of 7 are girls. Divide 35 by 7 and you get 5. 5 times 4 is 20. 5 times 3 is 15. add them together and you have 35 students in total. So 20 students are boys and 15 students are girls.
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