a group consisted of 2 girls for every boy. 24 girls joined the group. there are now 5 girls for every boy. how many boys are in

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myrzilka [38]

3 years ago

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a group consisted of 2 girls for every boy. 24 girls joined the group. there are now 5 girls for every boy. how many boys are in

the group

Mathematics

2 answers:

fomenos · Answer 1 · 2022-02-27T10:56:17+03:00

fomenos3 years ago

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<span>Situation 1:

Situation 2:

Replacing g in the second equation:

In the Situation 1 there was 16 girls and 8 boys = 24 persons
In the Situation 2 there are 40 girs + 8 boys = 48 persons</span>

mixer [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-27T09:25:30+03:00

mixer [17]3 years ago

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The new ratio is 5:1.
5 girls to every 1 boy is, 8 boys and 40 girls.
So there is now 8 boys in the group