SOLUTION: From a group of boys and girls, 14 girls leave first. Then the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys becomes 1:2. After this, 43 boys leave the group. Now the boys and

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Question 823394: From a group of boys and girls, 14 girls leave first. Then the ratio of the number of girls to the number of boys becomes 1:2. After this, 43 boys leave the group. Now the boys and girls are equal in number. How many girls were there in the beginning?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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(g-14)/b=1/2,
(b-43)/(g-14)=1
b = 86, g = 57