Question

There are 48 members in a student council in a school and the ratio of the number of boys to the girls is 3:1 . How many girls should be added to the student council to make the ratio of boys to girls 3:2 ???​

Answer 1

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the ratio=x

therefore,total no. of x=3x+1x=4x

4x=48

x=48/4

x=12

therefore, no. of girls should be increased=1x

=x

=12