SOLUTION: in a school of 1,302 students, 798 are girls. what is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls?

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Question 791692: in a school of 1,302 students, 798 are girls. what is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls?
Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Number of students - Number of girls = Number of boys.
1,302 - 798 = 504
798 girls : 504 boys
1.6:1 (1 decimal place)
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