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Cross multiply and solve for b
7/8 = b/968
My answer is 581 boys is this correct??
Cross multiply and solve for b
7/8 = b/968
7/15= b/968
I thought you had to add the ratios or would you only do that if you didn't know the total girls and only knew total students?
The given ratio is 7:8, which means that for every 7 boys, there are 8 girls.
To determine the number of boys, we can set up a proportion using the ratio:
Boys/ Girls = 7/8
Now, substituting the given number of girls (968) into the proportion, we can solve for the number of boys:
Boys/ 968 = 7/8
Cross-multiplying, we get:
8Boys = 7 * 968
Dividing both sides by 8 to isolate the number of boys, we find:
Boys = (7 * 968) / 8
Boys = 6,748 / 8
Boys = 843.5
Since we cannot have half a boy, we need to round the answer. If there were 843 boys, the ratio of boys to girls would be 843:968, which simplifies to approximately 7:8.
Thus, the correct answer is 843 boys.