Question

In the fifth grade at Lenape Elementary School, there are

4
7
as many girls as there are boys. There are 66 students in the fifth grade. How many students are girls?

Answer 1

24 girls

Explanation:

Ratio girls to boys: 4:7

The ratio involved a total of 11 people.

There are 66 students in fifth grade, and there is a 4:7 girl to boy ratio.

66/11 = 6

Girls: 6 x 4 = 24

Boys: 6 x 7 = 42

The total of girls to boys should be equal to 66.

24+42=66