Solution: Let there be x number of girls and 3x number of boys, 3x=x 243x-x=242x=24x=24÷2x=12 Number of boys =3x=3×12=36 Answer: There are 36 boys and 12 girls....
There are three times as many boys as girls, 12 more boys than girls, how many boys and how many girls?
Solution: Let there be x number of girls and 3x number of boys, 3x=x 243x-x=242x=24x=24÷2x=12 Number of boys =3x=3×12=36 Answer: There are 36 boys and 12 girls.
