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The ratio of number of boys to girls in a classroom is 6 to 5. If there are a total of 48 boys, find the number of girls in the classroom.
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The ratio of number of boys to girls in a classroom is 6 to 5. If there are a total

of 48 boys, find the number of girls in the classroom.

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40 girls

Explanation:

To get the number of girl students, we first do 48 divided by 6 to get 8. Then we do 8 x 5 to get 40.

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