SOLUTION: If out of 1218 kids, 630 are boys, and 588 are girls, what is the ratio?

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Question 914385: If out of 1218 kids, 630 are boys, and 588 are girls, what is the ratio?
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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ratio of boys to girls =nof+of+boys%2Fno+of+girls+
=630%2F588
630 goes by 90 times with 7 and 588 goes by 84 times with 7
=90%2F84
=45%2F42
Result :ration = 45:42