Question 1012456: There are 132 students in 6th grade band the ratio of girls to boys is 4:8 how many girls are in the 6th grade band Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathTherapy:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 132 students in 6th grade band the ratio of girls to boys is 4:8 how many girls are in the 6th grade band
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4:8 is the same as 4x:8x where 4x is the number of girls.
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Equation:
4x + 8x = 132
12x = 132
x = 11
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# of girls = 4x = 44
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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There are 132 students in 6th grade band the ratio of girls to boys is 4:8 how many girls are in the 6th grade band
Ratio of girls to boys: 4:8 or 1:2, which equates to 3 parts
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