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 904156: 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 the class. Find the number of boys.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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4g + g = 30
5g = 30
g = 6, number of girls. Number of boys is 24 4%2A6