Question

There are 77 students in the student council.The ratio of girls to boys is 7:4 how many girls are in the student council?What is the ratio of girls to students

Answer 1

49 girls in student council. Girls:Students = 49:77

Explanation:

7*7=49

7*4=28

49+28=77.

Answer 2

There are 49 girls on the student council

Girls: total

7:11

Explanation:

girls : boys: total

7 : 4 : 7+4

7 : 4 : 11

We have 77 students total

77/11 = 7

So multiply each by 7

girls : boys: total

7*7 : 4*7: 11*7

49 : 28 : 77

There are 49 girls on the student council.

Girls : students

49:77

Divide by 7

49/7 : 77/7

7 : 11