Question

In a class 18 children are girls A quarter of the children in the class are boys. Altogether, how many children are in the class?​

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

let x be the number of children in the class , then

number of boys =
`(1)/(4)` x , so

x =
`(1)/(4)` x + 18 ( multiply through by 4 to clear the fraction )

4x = x + 72 ( subtract x from both sides )

3x = 72 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = 24

There are 24 children in the class

Answer 2

24

6 are boys, 18 are girls.

Good luck!