Question:
The ratio of girls girls to boys boys at a movie is 6:7. If there are 28 boys boys, how many girls girls are at the movie?
Answer:
There are 24 girls at the movie.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
The ratio of girls to boys = 6:7
Number of boys = 28
To Find:
Number of Girls at the movie = ?
Solution:
The Ratio of girls to boys = 6:7
girls : boys = 6 : 7
girls : 28 = 6 : 7
[tex]\frac{girls}{28} = \frac{6}{7}[/tex]
Now by cross multiplication
[tex]7 \times girls = 6 \times 28[/tex]
[tex]7 \times girls = 168[/tex]
[tex]girls = \frac{168}{7}[/tex]
girls = 24
