SOLUTION: In a group of 270 children, there are twice as many boys as girls. How many boys are there?
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Question 941141: In a group of 270 children, there are twice as many boys as girls. How many boys are there?
Answer by laoman(51) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let b rep no of boys, g rep no of girls
from the statement
b = 2*g
2*g+g = 270
3*g = 270
g = 270/3
g = 90
b = 2* 90 = 180 BOYS
QED
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