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If there are 33 students in a classroom and the ratio from boys to girls is 3:8 how may boys are in the classroom?

If there are 33 students in a classroom and the ratio from boys to girls is 3:8 how may boys are in the classroom?
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If there are 33 students in a classroom and the ratio from boys to girls is 3:8 how may boys are in the classroom?

User Nitin Pund
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3:8 = 33

3x+8x=33
11x=33
x=3

3x=3(3)=9 boys
User Vermaete
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9 boys are in the classroom.
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