Question

At a party, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is 3 : 2. If each boy is given 2 stickers while each girl is given 3 stickers, a total of 1992 stickers are needed. How many boys and girls are at the party?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio is given as 3:2 we can also write it as 3x and 2x

So therefore,

No. Of boys = 3x

No. Of girls =2x

It is given in the question that each boy got 2 stickers and each girl got 3 stickers

So therefore,

No. Of stickers 3x boys got =

3x ×2=6x

No. Of stickers 2x girls got =

2x × 3 =6x

Total no. Of stickers needed =

No. Of stickers boys got +No. Of stickers girls got i.e,6x + 6x =12x

We are given that total no. Of stickers needed is 1992 .

So therefore

12x = 1992

x = 1992÷12

= 166

We got value of X as 166

So therefore

No. Of boys = 166×3 =498

No. Of girls = 166×2 = 332