<u>Let's first move everything, the constants and variables to one side</u>
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<u>The second form is in the general form of the quadratic equation</u>:
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a ⇒ 1
b ⇒ -2
c ⇒ -2
<u>To find the value of x, we can use the quadratic formula:</u>
⇒<em> look at the diagram attached</em>
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<u>Answer</u>
<u>To answer the question, just answer in the order I solved it, because the question asks you to put the answer in ascending order which means from least to greatest.</u>
The ratio of girls to boys would be 16:12 because if you divide 28 by 2 you get 14. subtract 2 to on one of them and add the two to the other. You get 12 and 16. There is a difference of 4 to them and when you add them together you get 28. :)