there are 54 girls in a bowling league. there are 2 girls for every boy in the league. how many boys are in the league?

Mathematics

2 answers:

stellarik [79]3 years ago

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54÷2 since there 2 girls for each boy so 2 girls for 1 boy and there 54 girls

54÷2=27

so there 27 boys in the league

slamgirl [31]3 years ago

5 0

Answer:

27 boys

Step-by-step explanation:

1. divide 54 by 2

the answer will come up to 27.

to check your work you can do 27 times 2

27 × 2 = 54

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