Question

The ratio of boys to girls in a venior Senior Promede is 4:3 Jane counted that

- there are 12 more boys than girls. How many boys and girls, how many are there
in the prom?​

Answer 1

36 girls, 48 boys . Total of 84 in the prom.

Explanation:

Let the number of girls be x, then the number of boys is x+12.

So we have the equation:

4/3 = (x + 12) / x

4x = 3x + 36

x = 36.

So there are 36 girls and 48 boys in the prom.