): 1 = 7: 10, and now the ratio of boys to girls is 75%: 1 = 3: 4.
Solution: Let the original number of boys be 7x and the number of girls be 10x.
(7x+2):( 10x-4)=3:4
3( 10x-4)
=4(7x+2)
30x- 12=28x+8
30x-28x=8+ 12
2x=20
x= 10
So the result is 7x 10=70 for boys and 0x10 =100 for girls.