Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!

There are 800 students who attend Park Middle School. There are 1.5 times as many boys as there are girls.
x is boys
y is girls
800=1.5x=y
Determine how many boys and girls attend Park Middle School. Round to the nearest whole number if necessary. Show your work.

Answer 1

320 boys; 480 girls

Explanation:

Here is the correct system of equations you can write for this equation:

1.5x=y

x+y=800

x+1.5x=800

2.5x=800

x=320

320+y=800

y=480