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There were 200 participants in a concert .there were 4 times as many girls as boys

A. How many girls were there?
B. How long mire girls than boys were there?

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160 girls ,also the second question doesnt make sense?
User Inliner
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girls : boys = 4 : 1

A. girls : total = 4 : (4+1) = 4 : 5

If girls are 4/5 of the total number of participants, there were (4/5)ยท200 = 160 girls.

B. There were 200 -160 = 40 boys, There were 160 -40 = 120 more girls than boys.

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