Question

the ratio of girls to boys in the 6th grade is 6 to 7 how many girls are there if there are 364 total of students

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The given ratio of girls to boys is

6

:

7

.

Let us consider, a constant

k

, the number of girls to boys is

6

k

,

7

k

respectively.

Total number of students is

364.

Then the mathematical expression is

6

k

+

7

k

=

364

⇒

13

k

=

364

Divide both sides by

13

.

⇒

13

k

13

=

364

13

⇒

k

=

28

Hence, the number of girls are

6

k

=

6

⋅

28

=

168.

Therefore, the number of girls are

168

.

Answer 2

Answer:

therefore the number of girls are 168