Answer:
Do you mean how many waves of sound and light went through the galaxy
If 4x = 8x - 1 then 4x must be equivalent to 1. So that means x is .25 or 1/4.
Hope this helps!
(I assumed your trying to solve for x, please word the question better next time)
To add, subtract, multiply or divide the number given to get a whole number or an integer
You have to be very careful how you set this up. For every girl (who counts as 1) there are 3 boys (who count as 3). The total number in the proportion is 3 + 1 =4. You are given a total, but that is both boys and girls. That's why you need the 4.
3/4 = x / 236 Cross multiply
4x = 3 * 236
4x = 708 Divide by 4
x = 708/4
x = 177
There are 177 boys at the school and 236 - 177 = 59 girls.