Question

there are 40 students in a school play if there are three times as many girls as boys in the play how many girls and how many boys are there in the Play​

Answer 1

Answer:

Boys =10

Girls =30

Step-by-step explanation:

Let no of boys = x

3x+x=40

or 4x=40

or x=10

Boys =10

Girls =3*10

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

No.of boys in the play be □

No.of girls in play □□□

To find the number of boys in the play:

40 ÷ 4 = 10

Therefore no.of boys in play is 10

No.of girls in play is 3*10

30