Question
At a carnival, the children were put into two groups. 45 of Group Q were girls and 23 of Group R were boys. Group R had twice as many children as Group Q. There were 8 fewer girls in Group Q than Group R.
  1. What fraction of the total number of children at the carnival were girls? Give your answer in the simplest form.
  2. What was the total number of children at the carnival?
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At a carnival, the children were put into two groups. 45 of Group Q were girls and 23 of Group R were boys. Group R had twice as many children as Group Q. There were 8 fewer girls in Group Q than Group R.
  1. What fraction of the total number of children at the carnival were girls? Give your answer in the simplest form.
  2. What was the total number of children at the carnival?