Question

The ratio of boys to girls is 14:17 if there are a total of 7626 students how many boys and how many girls are there ?

Answer 1

Answer: boys = 3444 , girls = 4182

3444:4182

Explanation:

14(246)= 3444

17(4182)= 4182

4182+3444= 7626

Answer 2

Answer: 3444 boys, 4182 girls

Let there be 14x boys and 17x girls. Then there are 31x total students. Since 31x = 7626, x = 246. Then there are 14(246) = 3444 boys and 17(246) = 4182 girls.

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