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The ratio of girls to boys in the grade is 9 to 11. If there are 135 girls, how many boys are there?

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There is 165 boys. Multiply both sides by 15 to get an equal ratio

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There would be 165 boys in the grade.

I got this because I did 135/9. I got 15. Then I multiplied 11*15.

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