There are a group of kids 3/8 are girls and 40 are boys..how many kids all together

Question

There are 3/8 of girls in a group and 40 boys..how many all together?

Answer 1

If 3/8 are girls, then 5/8 are boys.

 

Let n be the number of kids.

 

(5/8)n = 40.

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n = 40 ÷ (5/8) = 40 * (8/5) = 64