Question

There are 48 students going on a field trip. One-fourth are girls. How many boys are going on the trip?

Answer 1

Answer:

36 boys are going on the trip

Step-by-step explanation:

given data

total students = 48

girls = One-fourth

to find out

How many boys are going on the trip

solution

first we find  One-fourth part of total students

so total girls are  One-fourth that mean = $\frac{48}{4}$

girls = $\frac{48}{4}$ = 12

if there 12 girls so remaining are boys

so boys are = total students - girls

boys = 48 - 12

boys = 36

so 36 boys are going on the trip