document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=754562>Question 754562</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of girls to boys in a classis 2:3. There are 10 girls how many boys? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of girl to boys is 2:3, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let us take the common ratio is x, then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "number of girls are 2x and boys are 3x , <BR>\n" );
document.write( "given girls are 10 hence we get: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 10 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hence the number of boys are 3x = 3 * 5 = 15 . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hence there are 15 boys in a class. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks & Regards<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vidya Pattar </SPAN>\n" );
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