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The ratio of girls to boys is 2:3. There are 12 boys. How many
girls are there?

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there are 8 girls

the number of girls should be smaller than the number of boys since the ratio is 2:3

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The ratio of girls to boys is 2:3. There are 12 boys. How many girls are there?-example-1
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Answer:

18 girls

Explanation:

2g = 3b

b = 12

g = girls

b = boys

2g = 3*12

2g = 36

g = 36/2

g = 18

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