The number of boys in a school was 7/12 of the number of girls in the school. There were 125 more girls than boys. How many boys were there in the school?

Question

4th grade math questions 

Answer 1

G is the number of girls

B is the number of boys

B = (7/12)G

G = B+125 --> G-125 = B

(7/12)G = G-125

7G = 12G - 1500

-5G = -1500

G = 300

300 girls

175 boys