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the ratio of boys to girls at the beach cleanup was 7:8 if there are 42 boys, how many girls are there?
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the ratio of boys to girls at the beach cleanup was 7:8 if there are 42 boys, how many girls are there?

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If the ratio is 7:8, and the number of boys is 42, you would do 42 divided by 7, which equals 6. Then you do 8 times 6, and that's equal to 48. So the ratio is 42:48, with an amount of 48 girls.
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There would be a total of 48 girls.
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