The ratio of girls to boys in the 6th grade is 6:7.How many girls are there if there are 364 total students?

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asked Jun 11, 2019 212k views

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Jesse Brown · Answer 1 · 2019-06-13T03:40:06+0000

Explanation:

If the ratio is 6:7 the students should divide nicely into 6+7=13 parts. Six of those parts are girls, seven of those parts are boys.

364 / 13 = 28

So 6 × 28 = 168 girls

Answer: 168

Check:

7 × 28 = 196 boys

168 + 196 = 364, good