Asked by Kevin

5/8 of the students in my class were boys.
When 6 girls joined the class, the number of boys equaled the number of girls.
How many students were in my class then?

"What's the formula for this problem?"

Answers

Answered by Damon
b = (5/8) s
so
g = (3/8) s
now g = (3/8) s + 6
and number of students = s + 6

b = 5/8 s = (3/8)s +6
so
(2/8)s = 6
s = 24

that was original s
s+6 = new total = 30

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