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there are 12 girls in Chloe's first grade class. The ration of girls to boys is 6:5. How many boys are in Chloe's class?

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There are 10 boys in Chloe’s class. Since the ratio is 6:5 and there are 12 girls and 12/2 is 2 then you multiply 5 by 2 to get 10.
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