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Question 830957: in a class there are 6 more girls than boys, and the ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 5
how many students are there in this class
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
b for boys; g for girls.

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Ratio gives
Substitute into the first equation:




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