there are 77 students in the student council. The ratio of girls to boys is 7:4. How many girls are in the student council? What

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there are 77 students in the student council. The ratio of girls to boys is 7:4. How many girls are in the student council? What

is the ratio of girls to students? I need to know what the ratio of girls to students is please!! Let's share our knowledge:) THANK YOU

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madam [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-06T20:11:53+03:00

madam [21]4 years ago

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Out of every 11 students 7 were girls. Set up the following proportion.

11/7 = 77/x Cross multiply
11x = 7*77
x = 7*77/11
x = 49

49 of the student council members were girls.