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  • 15-09-2014
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The ratio of boy campers to the number of girl campers is 8:7.  If there are a total of 195 children, how many are boys and how many are girls?

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luana
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  • 17-09-2014
[tex]8x-amount\ of\ boys\\7x-amount\ of\ girls\\\\8x+7x=195\\ 15x=195\ \ \ |Divide\ by\ 15\\x=13\\\\ 8x=8*13=104\\ 7x=7*13=91\\\\ \textbf{There\ are\ 104\ boys\ and\ 91\ girls.}[/tex]
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