SOLUTION: if there are 18 girls in a class, and a quarter of the class are boys, how many children are there in the class in total

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Question 747465: if there are 18 girls in a class, and a quarter of the class are boys, how many children are there in the class in total
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a quarter of the class are boys
then three quarters are girls
Therefore if 3/4 = 18
1/4 = 6
There are 24 children in the class in total