SOLUTION: There are eight more girls than boys in a particular class. 3/5 of the boys and 1/3 of the girls were born in Georgia. If the number of boys that were born in Georgia is equal to

Question 1081821: There are eight more girls than boys in a particular class. 3/5 of the boys and 1/3 of the girls were born in Georgia. If the number of boys that were born in Georgia is equal to the number of girls that were born in Georgia, how many students boys and girls together in that class were born in Georgia? show your work
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There are eight more girls than boys in a particular class.
g = b + 8
3/5 of the boys and 1/3 of the girls were born in Georgia.
If the number of boys that were born in Georgia is equal to the number of girls that were born in Georgia,
b = g
Cross multiply
9b = 5g
b = g
Using the 1st equation, replace b with g
g = g + 8
multiply eq by 9, cancel the denominator
9g = 5g + 72
9g - 5g = 72
4g = 72
g = 18 girls, then obviously we have 10 boys
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how many students boys and girls together in that class were born in Georgia?
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Correction:
(10) = 6 boys
(18) = 6 girls
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Tot from Georgia 12 students

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