SOLUTION: Say that every 6 out of 10 people on all the basketball teams in the county are girls. There are 467 boys in all. How many girls are there? ~I wish to have an explanation and an e

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Question 110545: Say that every 6 out of 10 people on all the basketball teams in the county are girls. There are 467 boys in all. How many girls are there?
~I wish to have an explanation and an example of how to work it out. I don't understand how to figure it out, but my teacher wants it written in a certain way. I need to figure out how to cross multiply it and get the answer. Thankyou.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 OUT OF 10=6/10=.6 OR 60% of all the players are girls.
thus 40% are boys.
or 467=.4x
x=467/.4
x=1167.5 is the total number of basketball players.
.6*1167.5=700.5 girls.
proof
700.5/1167.5=.6 or 60% for the girls.
467/1167.5=.4 or 40% for the boys.
Are you sure you have the correct figures?? Half a player doesn't make sense.