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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:3. Ben says there are 28 students inthe class. Explain why Ben must be wrong.
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The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:3. Ben says there are 28 students inthe class. Explain why Ben must be wrong.

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A: adding together 2 and 3 a bunch of times
2+3+2+3+2+3 etc does not equal 28. a possible answer can be 27 students.
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