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#7 The ratio of girls to boys in the grade
is 6 to 8. If there are 120 girls, how many
boys are there?

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Answer:

160

Step-by-step explanation:

Total number of girls in grade is = 120

ratio of girls to boys is [tex]\frac{6}{8}[/tex]

Let number of boys be [tex]x[/tex]

∴[tex]\frac{6}{8} = \frac{120}{x}[/tex]

⇒[tex]6x = 120*8 = 960\\x = \frac{960}{6} \\x = 160[/tex]

Number of boys in grade = 160

Answer:

the answer is 160.