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The ratio of girls to boys in a class is 3:2.If there are 50 students in the class, how many are boys and how many are girls?

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let x be ratio

then girl=3x

boy=2x

3x+2x=50

5x=50

x=10

:.girl =3*10=30

:.boy=2*10=20

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