SOLUTION: In a class there are 4 girls to every 3 boys if there are 144 boys how many girls are there in the school?

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Question 997036: In a class there are 4 girls to every 3 boys if there are 144 boys how many girls are there in the school?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
144/3*4=192
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4/3=x/144
3x+144*4
x=576/3
x=192

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