SOLUTION: For my school field trip, i have a total of 70 kids. 24 boys and 46 girls. I need an Even amount of boys and girls in each group. I need an even amount of kids in the groups, too.

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Question 1069022: For my school field trip, i have a total of 70 kids. 24 boys and 46 girls. I need an Even amount of boys and girls in each group. I need an even amount of kids in the groups, too.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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24:46 divide both by 2: 12/23
12+23 = 35
Finally,
35*2 = 70
So you can have 2 groups of 35 kids, 12 boys and 23 girls each group