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Question 970811: there are 48 students in a class. twice more boys than girls. how many girls are there in the class.
Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number of girls be x.
Then the number of boys is 2x.
Total number of students=48
x+2x=48
3x=48
x=16
The number of girls is 16.
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