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there are 65 children in the sixth grade. there are 15 more boys than girls. what is the ratio of boys to girls
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there are 65 children in the sixth grade. there are 15 more boys than girls. what is the ratio of boys to girls

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from the 65 kids, set 15 of them into the boy category (mentally). this represents the excess over # of girls.
that means 50 kids remain, equally divided, so therefore there are 25 girls & 25+15 = 40 boys.
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