You have to be very careful how you set this up. For every girl (who counts as 1) there are 3 boys (who count as 3). The total number in the proportion is 3 + 1 =4. You are given a total, but that is both boys and girls. That's why you need the 4.
3/4 = x / 236 Cross multiply
4x = 3 * 236
4x = 708 Divide by 4
x = 708/4
x = 177
There are 177 boys at the school and 236 - 177 = 59 girls.
Answer:
At least 6 shirts should be brought to avail a total reduction of Rs 40.
Step-by-step explanation:
The marked price of each shirt = Rs 28
Discount offered = 25%
So, 25% of marked price 28 = 
⇒Reduction on each shirt is Rs 7
Now, total amount reduction needed = Rs 40
So, number of shirts purchased = 
= 40 Rs /7 Rs = 5. 71 ≈ 6
So, at least 6 shirts should be brought to avail a total reduction of Rs 40.
To find the answer we need multiply the number of containers by number tons of sugar each container has.
(4 1/3 )*(2 1/7).
To calculate , we need to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions.
4 1/3 = (4*3 +1)/3 = 13/3
2 1/7 = (2*7+1)/7 =15/7
(4 1/3 )*(2 1/7) = (13/3) * (15/7) = (13*5)/7 = 65/7 = 9 2/7 (tons)
Answer: 9 2/7 tons.
