Question

A total of 60 children signed up for hockey. There were 3 boys for every 1 girl who signed up. How many of the children who signed up for hockey were girls?

Answer 1

60÷(3+1)=15 1*15 = 15 girls 3*15 = 45 boys

Answer 2

Answer: The answer is 15.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that there are a total of 60 students who signed up for hockey, where there were 3 boys for every 1 girl who signed up. We are to find the number of girls who signed up.

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls will be 3 : 1.

Let '3x' and 'x' be the number of boys and number of girls respectively who signed up.

Therefore, we have

$3x+x=60\\\\\Rightarrow 4x=60\\\\\Rightarrow x=15.$

Thus, the number of girls is 15.