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You are given the difference of the numbers of boys and girls in a class and the ratio of boys to girls. How many boys and how many girls are in the class?

8 more girls; 3 for every 5

There are _ boys and _ girls in the class.

User Zerm
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Answer:

There are 8 boys and 16 girls

Explanation:

3 + 5. 8

8 plus 8 16

User Hassan Kandil
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Answer:

16 girls

8 boys

Explanation:

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