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Out of 21 students in Mrs.Clarks class, 3/7 of the class are boys and 4/7 are girls. How many students in the class are girls and how many are boys?

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Answer:

9 boys and 12 girls

Explanation:

if you multiply the denominators by 3, you get "out of" 21. All you need to do after that is multiply the top by 3 as well and it tells you there are 9 boys and 12 girls.

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