SOLUTION: Eight girls get off a school bus that has a seating capacity of 64 children. When they leave the ratio of girls to boys becomes 3:4. When 5 boys board the bus, the ratio of girls t

SOLUTION: Eight girls get off a school bus that has a seating capacity of 64 children. When they leave the ratio of girls to boys becomes 3:4. When 5 boys board the bus, the ratio of girls t

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Question 830085: Eight girls get off a school bus that has a seating capacity of 64 children. When they leave the ratio of girls to boys becomes 3:4. When 5 boys board the bus, the ratio of girls to boys becomes 7:11. How many students were initially on the bus?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(g-8)/b=3/4,
(g-8)/(b+5)=7/11
b = 28, g = 29
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