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At a school outing, the ratio of boys to girls is 3:4. If 84 students went on the outing, how many students were girls?

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63? Maybe I don’t know.

3/4= .75
.75 x 84 = 63
User Machunter
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Answer:

36 girls

Explanation:

Find the number of students in all:

To do this, add the number of boys and girls in the ratio.

Boys : Girls

3 : 4

3 + 4 = 7

Therefore, there are 7 children in all.

Find the number ratio of boys to girls if there were 84 children in total:

To do this, divide 84 and 7.

84/7 = 12

Therefore, we need to multiply both sides of the ratio by 12.

Find the new ratio:

3 : 4

Girls: 3 x 12 = 36

Boys: 4 x 12 = 48

Girls : Boys

36 : 48

Check:

To do this, add the number of girls and boys to see if the total number of students is 84.

38 + 48 = 84

We're correct :)

Therefore, there would be 36 girls if 84 students went on the outing.

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