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1). The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:1. If there are 8 girls, how many boys are there?

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Answer:

There are 16 boys there

Explanation:

The ratio of boys to girls is 2:1

If there are 8 girls, then boys will be double of girls number, as it is double of girls ratio

∴ Boys = 2 × 8

= 16

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