A group of people were standing in line.3/8 of people were boys and 1/4 were girls.How much of the group were boys and girls?
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Answer: [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] of peoples are boys and girlsStep-by-step explanation:given data boys = [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex]girls = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex]to find outHow much of the group were boys and girlssolutionwe consider total people in a group = xthenboys will be = [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] xand girls will be = [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] xso boys and girls are = boys +girlsboys and girls are = [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] x + [tex]\frac{1}{4}[/tex] x boys and girls are = [tex]\frac{3x+2x}{8}[/tex]boys and girls are = [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] xso [tex]\frac{5}{8}[/tex] of peoples are boys and girls