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mine7864
mine7864 mine7864
  • 14-05-2015
  • Mathematics
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in a group of 48 children there are twice as many boys than girls how many girls are there

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faizu
faizu faizu
  • 14-05-2015

let x be the number of girls
let 2x be the number of boys
given that There are 48 children.

x+2x=48x=48/3x=16
therefore there are 16 girls in the group...

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starcon07 starcon07
  • 14-05-2015

If you take 48 divied by 3 you get 16 and 16+16 =32 guys
32+16=48
16 girls

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