Question

There are 3 times as many boys as girls. If there are 24 more boys than girls, how many children are there?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 48 children.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :There are 3 times as many boys as girls.

            There are 24 more boys than girls,

To Find : how many children are there?

Solution:

Let the number of girls be x

Now we are given that there are 3 times as many boys as girls.

So, no. of boys = 3x

Now we are given that there are 24 more boys than girls.

So, $3x-x=24$

$2x=24$

$x=12$

So, no. of girls = 12

No. of boys = 3x = 3(12) = 36

Now the total no. of children = 12+36 = 48

Hence there are 48 children.