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there are 32 students in mr. Samuel sandlin's class 5/8 of the students are boys how many of these dudes are girls

there are 32 students in mr. Samuel sandlin's class 5/8 of the students are boys how-example-1
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If 5/8 students are boys, then 3/8 students are girls. You want to multiply 3/8 by 32. You can simplify 8 and 32. You cross out 8 to get 3/1 * 4 or 12 which means 12 students in the class are girls. 
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