Question
In a class, 18 children are girls.
A quarter of the children are boys.
Altogether, how many children are there in the class?
A quarter of the children are boys.
Altogether, how many children are there in the class?
Answers
number is the whole class ---- x
number of boys = x-18
or
number of boys = (1/4)x
x/4 = x-18
times 4
x = 4x - 72
-3x=-72
x = 24
state your conclusion
number of boys = x-18
or
number of boys = (1/4)x
x/4 = x-18
times 4
x = 4x - 72
-3x=-72
x = 24
state your conclusion
if 1/4 are boys, the 18 girls make up 3/4 of the class.
18 = 3/4 * 24
18 = 3/4 * 24
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