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There are 12 boys and 8 girls in a class. If 2 more girls join the class, what is the new ratio for the number of boys to the number of girls in the class?

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Answer:

6:5

Explanation:

I know because this was on my mastery test

User Paul Woods
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Here how it goes, 12 boys to 8 girls is 3:2 in ratio form but since u adding 2 more girls then 8 girls + 2 girls = 10 girls so now its 12 boys + 10 girls so your answer in final would be 6:5.
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