SOLUTION: There are 4 times as many boys as girls in a certain English class. If there are n girls, how many boys are there? how many students in all? State by an equation that there are 30

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Question 391791: There are 4 times as many boys as girls in a certain English class. If there are n girls, how many boys are there? how many students in all? State by an equation that there are 30 students in a class. Find the number of boys
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Hi,

    4 times as many boys as girls     

Let n and 4n represent the number of girls and boys respectively

Question states***

 n + 4n  = 30

   5n = 30

    n = 6, the number of girls. Number of boys = 24   (4*6)



CHECKING our Answer***

    6 + 24 = 30