2/5 of a swim class are girls. 24 are boys. How many total students are in the swim class. Solve using an algebraic expression.

Question

2/5 of a swim class are girls. 24 are boys. How many total students are there in the swim class? Solve using an algebraic expression.

Answer 1

total students = x

(2/5)  x of a swim class are girls

 

So

 

(3/5) x of swim class are boys

 

(3/5) x = 24   algebraic equation

3x / 5 =24

3x = 120

x = 40

 

Total no. of student = 40

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