SOLUTION: over the past week 34 baby boys were born at the hospital. this was 54 percent of all the babies born how many girls were born over the past week? answer is 29 i just have no i

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Question 593822: over the past week 34 baby boys were born at the hospital. this was 54 percent of all the babies born how many girls were born over the past week?
answer is 29 i just have no idea how they found it, thank you so much!!

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if 54% were boys, then the other 46% were girls

the numbers of babies are in the same proportion as the percentages

35 / 54% = x / 46%


there appears to be a rounding error in your "answer"; the correct value is 30