Question

The ratio of boys to girls in a group is 3:1. If there are 28 more boys than girls, work out how many people there are in total.

Answer 1

B-> number of boys
G-> number of girls;
Then, according to text
B=3G {1} and
B=G+28 {2}
Substitute {1}->{2} :
3G=G+28 or 2G=28, or G=14
so B=3G=3*14=42
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Number of Boys =42
Number of Girls =14