At a local preschool there is a ratio of 3 boys to every 4 girls. If there are 245 Total preschoolers enrolled how many are boys?

Question
Answer:
Answer: 105Step-by-step explanation:Given : At a local preschool there is a ratio of 3 boys to every 4 girls. Also,  there are 245 Total preschoolers enrolled.Let the number of boys be 3x and the number of girls be 4x.Then According to the question, we have[tex]3x+4x=245\\\\\Rightarrow\ 7x=245\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\dfrac{245}{7}=35[/tex]Now, the number of boys enrolled = 3(35)=105Hence, there are 105 boys.
solved
general 11 months ago 4822