The boys and girls in the ratio 8:3. If the number of girls is 42. How many boys are there in the school.
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The ratio of boys and girls =8:3
Since, the number of girls is 42.
Let takes the ratio as 8x:3x
So,
3x=42
x=14
Therefore, the number of boys
=8×14
=112
Hence, this is the answer.
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