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The ratio of boys to girls at the valley high school is 3:2. The school has 900 students. How many boys are at the school?

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Answer:

let the no. of boys be 3x and girls be 2x

And according to the question

2x+3x is equal to 900

Explanation:

and solve this equation...

hope this helps..

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