Question

There are b boys in the class. This is three more than four times the number of girls. How many girls are in the class?

Answer 1

I got the number of girls to be g= (b-3)/4.

Explanation:

1. Three more than something means you are adding 3 to something.

2. Four times the number of girls (g) means 4g

3. Putting everything into an equation you get: b= 3+4g

4. Solve for g girls, you get g= (b-3)/4

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