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There ratio of boys to girls is 17:3 there are 740 people how many boys are there

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Ratio of boys to girls= 17:3
number of people= 740

to find the number of boys out of 740 people, you have to add the ratio together and divide 740 by it. then multiply the answer by 17 because the ratio for boys is 17.

17+3=20

740÷20=37
37×17=629

answer= 629
hope this helps....

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