In a class, number of boys is three times the number of girls. Which number from the below given numbers cannot denote the total number of students in the class?

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  1. 48
  2. 44
  3. 46
  4. 40

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Option 3 : 46
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Solution:

Let the number of girls in the class be x

Then, the number of boys = 3x

Total children in class = Total number of boys + Total Number of girls 

⇒ 3x + x = 4x

The number of children in the class will be multiple of 4

From the option provided 44, 48 and 40 is multiple of 4

∴ 46 can not represent the total number of children in the class

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