Question

i 48 children attend a party. If there are 16 girls, find the ratio of
the number of girls to the number of boys at the party.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The boys are 36, the girls 48

Explanation:

Let b the number of boys and g the number of girl, then

b

g

=

3

4

and

b

−

6

g

=

5

8

So you can solve the system:

b

=

3

4

g

and

g

=

8

b

−

6

5

Let substitute in b in the second equation its value

3

4

g

and you will have:

g

=

8

3

4

g

−

6

5

5

g

=

6

g

−

48

g

=

48

and

b

=

3

4

⋅

48

=

36

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

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