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01-12-2016
Mathematics

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The ratio of boys to girls at a movie is 4 font size decreased by 4 : 7. If there are 21 girls, how many boys are at the movie?

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wizard123 wizard123

01-12-2016

Set up a proportion
\(\frac{boys}{girls} = \frac{4}{7} = \frac{B}{21}\)

Solve for B by multiplying by 21 on both sides
\(B = 21*\frac{4}{7} = 12\)

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