Explanation: the ratio 2:4 can be reduced to 1:2, where the number of girls corresponds to the 1 and the number of boys corresponds to the 2. If there are 14 girls, then there must be 28 boys (14 x 2 = 28). Now to get the total number we need to add the total number of boys and girls together. So 14 + 28 = 42
