There are 576 children at a carnival there are three times as much boys as girls. How many boys are there at carnival

Answer 1

Let the number of girls be \( g \). Since the number of boys is three times the number of girls, we can express the number of boys as \( 3g \).

According to the problem, the total number of children is the sum of boys and girls:

\[ g + 3g = 576 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ 4g = 576 \]

Now, divide both sides by 4 to find \( g \):

\[ g = \frac{576}{4} = 144 \]

Now that we have the number of girls, we can find the number of boys:

\[ 3g = 3 \times 144 = 432 \]

Therefore, the number of boys at the carnival is \( 432 \).