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The ratio of boys to girls is 8:7. If there are 40 boys, how many girls are there in the class?

Final Answer:

g =  35

Step-by-step explanation:

b=40 b:g=8:7  g:b=7:8=7/8  g=b 87=40 87=840 7=8280=35



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