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Ratio of girls to boys is 2:3. How many boys if there are 56 girls?

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Answer:

78 boys

Explanation:

If the ratio is 2:3 that means there are 5 equal parts

56/2= 28

3 x 28 = 78

Therefore there are 78 Boys

56:78

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