A group consisted of 2 girls for every boy. 24 more girls joined the group. There are now 5 girls for every boy. How many boys a

Question

4 years ago

5

re in the group

2 answers:

natali 33 [55] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-12T20:53:26+03:00

Answer:

8 boys are in the group

Step-by-step explanation:

A group consisted of 2 girls for every boy. 24 more girls joined the group. There are now 5 girls for every boy.

Let 'x' be the number of boys

2 girls for every boy and 24 more girls joined

So number of girls now = 2(number of boys ) + 24

2x + 24

now 5 girls for every boy.

number of girls now = 5 (number of boys)

5x

2x + 24 = 5x

Subtract 2x on both sides

24 = 3x

Divide by 3 on both sides

x= 8

So number of boys in the group = 8

k0ka [10] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-12T19:02:27+03:00

k0ka [10]4 years ago

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X = boys

2x+24=5x

Subtract 2 x from each side

24=3x

X=24/3 = 8

there are 8 boys