If the ratio of boys to girls in a school is 2:3, how many boys are there in the school if there are 120 girls?

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Bhuvanesh BS asked Apr 8, 2023

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If the ratio of boys to girls in a school is 2:3, how many boys are there in the school if there are 120 girls?

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there are 80 boys

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1/3 of 120 is 40 so if the ratio is 2:3 then we multiply 40 by 2 to get 80

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120 divided by 3 is 40. 40 multiplied by 2 is 80.

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