SOLUTION: a soccer team has 60% girls and 40% boys . if there are 9 girls on the team, how many boys are on the team?

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Question 971314: a soccer team has 60% girls and 40% boys . if there are 9 girls on the team, how many boys are on the team?
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a soccer team has 60% girls and 40% boys . if there are 9 girls on the team, how many boys are on the team?
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let x=number of boys on the team
x+9=total number of players on the team
9/(x+9)=60%
.60x+5.4=9
.6x=3.6
x=6
how many boys are on the team? 6