Question

pls help me ALAP ,in the class there are 48 students. the number of girls is 3 times the number of boys .how many boys and how many girls are there in the class​

Answer 1

Number of boys = 12

Number of girls = 36

Explanation:

Number of boys = x

Number of girls = 3*x = 3x

Total students = 48

x + 3x = 48

4x = 48

x = 48/4

x = 12

Number of boys = 12

Number of girls = 3*12 = 36