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The ratio of boys to girls in a science class is 8:7. If there are 14 girls, how many boys are in the class?

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Answer: 16

Step-by-step explanation: If the ratio is 8 boys for every 7 girls and there are 14 girls, that means there are 2x the amount of girls in the ratio. 7 -> 14. This means that there are also 2x as many boys. 8 -> 16.

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