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There are 17 boys and 51 girls in a class. The ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students in the class is:

A) \[\frac{51}{17+51}\]     

B) \[\frac{17}{51+17}\]

C) \[\frac{17}{17+51}\]     

D) \[\frac{51-17}{17}\]

E) None of these