Question

A bus is going on a field trip with 56 children. The ratio of boys to girls in the bus is 3:4. How many boys are in the bus? How many are guirls?

Answer 1

Solutions :-



Given :

Total children = 56

Ratio of boys and girls = 3:4


Let the number of boys and girls be 3x and 4x respectively.


A/q

=> 3x + 4x = 56
=> 7x = 56
=> x = 56/7 = 8



Hence,

Number of boys = 3x = 3 × 8 = 24
Number of girls = 4x = 4 × 8 = 32

Answer 2

Solutions :-


We have,

Total number children = 56

The Ratio of boys and girls = 3 : 4


Let the number of boys be 3x
and the number of girls 4x.


Find the value of x :-

A/q

=> 3x + 4x = 56

=> 7x = 56

=> x = 56/7 = 8



Number of boys = 3x = 3 × 8 = 24
Number of girls = 4x = 4 × 8 = 32



Answer : 24 boys and 32 girls