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In a class, three are 30 boys and 25 girls. Find the ratio of the number of
boys to that of girls.

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To find the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in the class, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the number of boys and girls:** - Number of boys = 30 - Number of girls = 25 2. **Set up the ratio:** - The ratio of boys to girls can be expressed as: \[ \text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Number of boys}}{\text{Number of girls}} = \frac{30}{25} \] 3. **Simplify the ratio:** - To simplify the fraction \(\frac{30}{25}\), we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 5. - Dividing both by 5: \[ \frac{30 \div 5}{25 \div 5} = \frac{6}{5} \] 4. **Express the ratio in the standard form:** - The simplified ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is: \[ 6 : 5 \] ### Final Answer: The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is **6 : 5**.
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