SOLUTION: Rs 144 is distributed among 2 boys and 3 girls in such a way that each boy gets three times of what each girl gets. Find how much each boy should get.

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Question 1039631: Rs 144 is distributed among 2 boys and 3 girls in such a way that each boy gets three times of what each girl gets. Find how much each boy should get.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let each part of what a girl gets be n. Then each boy gets 3n parts. So;
3n+6n=144
9n=144
n=16
Each girl gets 16 Rs; Each boy gets 48 Rs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1