In a school choir, 6/11 of the members were girls. At the end of the year, 3 boys had left the choir, and the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls was 3:4. How many boys remained in the choir?

Krlm asked Aug 2, 2022

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Krlm asked Aug 2, 2022

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Answer:

2 Boys remained in the choir

Explanation:

6/11 is girls, which means 5/11 is boys.

If 3 boys leave the fraction then becomes 2/8=1/4.

And there are 2 boys left.

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