Question

40 girls and boys are planning for Christmas. They are in a ratio of 4 girls to 6 boys. How many boys are there?

Answer 1

Let girls be 4x
and boys be 6x


6x+4x=40
10x=40
x=4


Boys =6x=>6×4=24


24 boys

Answer 2

hey mate here is your answer,

boys 6X
girls 4X
so ,

total children there= 40

therefore,

6X+4X = 40
10 X = 40
X= 40
10
X=4

now to find total number of boys= 6X
6x4=24

therefore,

there are 24 boys and 16 girls....


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