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The ratio of girls to boys in Liza’s classroom is 55 to 44. How many girls are in her classroom if there is a total of 2727 students?

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ratio of girls to boys = 5:4

5+4 = 9

if total 27 then 27/9 = 3

3 x 5 = 15
3 x 4 = 12

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there will be 15 girls and 12 boys
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