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The ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys in a chess club is 3 to 2. There are 14 boys in the

chess club. What is the number of girls in the chess club?

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Answer:

21 girls

Explanation:

3 girls: 2 boys

multiply both sides by 7

21 girls: 14 boys

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