Question
At a carnival, the children were put into two groups. 34 of Group N were boys and 45 of Group P were girls. Group P had twice as many children as Group N. There were 21 fewer boys in Group N than Group P.
  1. What fraction of the total number of children at the carnival were boys? 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. 34 of Group N were boys and 45 of Group P were girls. Group P had twice as many children as Group N. There were 21 fewer boys in Group N than Group P.
  1. What fraction of the total number of children at the carnival were boys? Give your answer in the simplest form.
  2. What was the total number of children at the carnival?