SOLUTION: There are 3 times as many boys as girls in a room. If 4 boys and four girls leave the room, then there will be 5 times as many boys as girls in the room. In total, how many boys an

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Question 970375: There are 3 times as many boys as girls in a room. If 4 boys and four girls leave the room, then there will be 5 times as many boys as girls in the room. In total, how many boys and girls were in the room originally?
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There are 3 times as many boys as girls in a room. If 4 boys and four girls leave the room, then there will be 5 times as many boys as girls in the room. In total, how many boys and girls were in the room originally?
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