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Mrs.McEnroe 6th grade class has 15 students 9 of which are boys. How would you describe this ratio​

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Answer:

3 : 2

Explanation:

Number of students in the class = 15

Number of boys in class = 9

To describe ratio;

We know that the number girls in the class will be

15 - 9 = 6 students.

Simply in this class, the ratio of boys to girls:

9 : 6 = 3 : 2

In the class, we have 3 boys to 2 girls.

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