The ratio of boys to girls in a group is 7:1. If there are 36 more boys than girls, work out how many boys there are.
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Answer: Number of boys is 42.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the Number of girls be x
∴ Number of boys = 7x
Now, we are given in the question that there are 36 boys more than girls.
∴7x = x + 36
6x = 36
x = 6
∴Number of girls = 6
∴Number of boys = 7x = 7 X 6 = 42.
Total number of boys is 42.
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