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The ratio of boys to girls at the camp is 14:17. if there are 186 children at the camp altogether, how many are boys?
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The ratio of boys to girls at the camp is 14:17. if there are 186 children at the camp altogether, how many are boys?

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B:G = 14:17
B = 14t
G = 17t
186 = 14t + 17t
186 = 31t
t = 186 / 31
t = 6
B = 14 × 6 = 84
G = 17 × 6 = 102
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