Question

The ratio of boys to girls in the summer camp is 13:11.

There are 120 more boys than girls.
How many boys are in this camp? write numerical answers only

Answer 1

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Let **b** be the number of boys and **g** be the number of girls in the camp. Then we have:

{b}/{g} = {13}|{11}
b - g = 120

We can solve this system of equations by multiplying the first equation by **g** and substituting **b** from the second equation:

g times{b}/{g} = g times {13}/{11}
b = g times {13}/{11}
g times {13}/{11} - g = 120

Simplifying and solving for **g**, we get:

g times{2}/{11} = 120
g = 120 times {11}/{2}
g = 660

Now we can plug this value into the second equation to find **b**:

b - 660 = 120
b = 120 + 660
b = 780

Therefore, the number of boys in the camp is **780**.

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