Question

A soccer league has 180 players. Of those players 60% are boys. How many boys are in the soccer league?

Answer 1

• Total players=180
• Boys=60%

Total boys:-

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 60\%\:of\:180`

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 0.60(180)`

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 3/5(180)`

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 36(3)`

`\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 108`

Answer 2

Explanation:

Known facts:

• soccer league has 180 players
• 60% of players are boys

Equation set up:

`(60)/(100) = 60%\\\\(60)/(100) * 180 = 108` %

`(60)/(100) *180 = 108`

Thus there are 108 boy players in the soccer league

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