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There are 224 boys and 168 girls in the seventh grade. In which class is the ratio of boys and girls equivalent to the ratio in the seventh grade? Class Boys Girls A 12 8 B 18 10 C 15 9 D 16 12​

There are 224 boys and 168 girls in the seventh grade. In which class is the ratio-example-1
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C Because no other number would make it equivalent.
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Answer:

C

Explanation:

Because 3 goes into both 15 and 9 and make 3:3

No other numbers make an equivalent ratio

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