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30 students in a class. 18 are girls. what is the ratio of boys to total number of students in the class?​

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30-18 = 12
18 girls
12 boys

12/18
1.5

the ratio is 18/30
1.6
User Kermit
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Answer:

2:5

Explanation:

there are 12 boys in the class because 30 minus 18 is 12.

so you get a ratio of 12:30

and to simplify it you divide by a common factor which is 6

and you get 2:5

User Nikola Dimitroff
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