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There were 408 pupils in the gymnasium for a school program for Grade 4.Grade 5, and Grade 6 pupils. How many Grade 6 pupils attended the programif the ratio of the attendees is 2:3:37

A. 8
B. 51
C. 102
D. 153

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Final answer:

We cannot determine the exact number of Grade 6 pupils who attended the school program using the provided ratio and total number of pupils due to a discrepancy resulting in fractional pupils. Further information is required.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking how many Grade 6 pupils attended a school program given that the total number of pupils was 408 and the ratio of attendees for Grade 4, Grade 5, and Grade 6 is 2:3:37. To solve this, first, we need to find out the total number of parts in the ratio by adding 2 + 3 + 37, which equals 42 parts. Since each 'part' represents an equal number of pupils, we divide the total number of pupils (408) by the total number of parts (42) to find out how many pupils are represented by one part of the ratio.

This calculation gives us 408 ÷ 42 = 9.7 pupils per part. However, since we cannot have a fraction of a pupil, the actual number of pupils per part must be an integer. Looking at the options, it seems there is an error in the given ratio as none of the answer choices would accurately reflect the ratio to the total given when using whole numbers. Therefore, we cannot accurately determine how many Grade 6 pupils attended the program without further information or clarification on the correct ratio or the total number of participants per grade.

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