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The ratio of boys to girls in 6th grade is 2:3, if there were 65 students in the class, how many girls are there? How many boys are there?

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Answer:

26 boys and 39 girls

Explanation:

if you were to divide 65 by 5 then you would get 13. all you have to do is add 13 + 13 and you would get the number of boys. for the girls you add 13 + 13 + 13.

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