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In the book club, the girl to boy ratio is 6 to 9. If there are a total of 45 students, how many girls are there?

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Answer:

18 girls

Explanation:

6:9

6+9 = 15

we multiply each part of the ratio by 3

6*3 = 18 girls

9*3 = 27 boys

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