Question

3/5of a group of children were girls. If there were 24 girls, how many children were there in the group?

Answer 1

Answer:

a=40

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total number of children in the group be x.

Therefore, 3/5th of x = 24

3 × x = 24.

5

So x = 24×5/3

x=40

x=40

Total number of children in the group were 40.

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Answer 2

Answer:

total no. = 40

Step-by-step explanation:

Let X be total number of children

3/5 X = 24

X = 24 x 5/3

X = 8 x 5

X= 40