Question

6/11 of students at a school are girls . If there are 1309 students at the school , how many are boys

Answer 1

There are 714 boys in 'your' school, just cross multiply and divide to find your answer. x / 1309 = 6/11 is your formula; 1309 times six is 7854, then divide your product (7854) by 11 to get 714 as x or the number of boys.

Answer 2

There are 595 boys at the school.

Explanation:

1. First calculate how many students at the school are girls multiplying the total number of students at the school by the proportion of girls:

`1309*(6)/(11)=714girls`

2. Then to find out how many students at the school are boys, subtract the number of girls from the total number of students at the school, that is:

`1309-714=595boys`

Therefore there are 595 boys at the school.