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Helppp!!! And explain ! The ratio of boys to girls in my class is 2 to 3. If there are 30 total students in my class, how many more girls are in my class than boys ???? Please show or explain your work
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Helppp!!! And explain ! The ratio of boys to girls in my class is 2 to 3. If there are 30 total students in my class, how many more girls are in my class than boys ????

Please show or explain your work ;)

User Meir Snyder
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you have 2 boys for every 3 girls
here is a "chart" G= girl B= boy

BB GGG
BB GGG
BB GGG
BB GGG
BB GGG
BB GGG
So now we have a total of 30 people. Count up the girls, count up the boys.
28 girls
-12 boys
equals 16 more girls than boys
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