document.write( "Question 1028879: The ratio of girls to boys in a school is 2:3 what fraction of these students are boys \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"+g%2Fb+=+2%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+g+=+%282%2F3%29%2Ab+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+%2F+%28+g+%2B+b+%29+=+b+%2F+%28+%282%2F3%29%2Ab+%2B+b+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide top and bottom by $\"+b+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+%2F+%28+g+%2B+b+%29+=+1+%2F+%28+2%2F3+%2B+1+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+%2F+%28+g+%2B+b+%29+=+1+%2F+%285%2F3%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+%2F+%28+g+%2B+b+%29+=+3%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3/5 of the students are boys \n" ); document.write( "

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