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document.write( "Add the numbers in the ratio.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 + 7 = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "88/11 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 8*4 = 32 boys<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 8*7 = 56 girls<BR>\n" );
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