How many girl varsity players are there?

Question

1/8th of students play soccer. 4/7ths of those that play soccer play varsity. Half of the varsity players are girls. If there are 560 students in the whole school. So, how many girl varsity players are there?

Answer 1

Break down the information one piece at a time.  We know that there are 560 students total in the school.

 

 

Multiply (1/8) by 560 to find out how many students play soccer.

 

(1/8)(560) = 70

 

70 students play soccer.

 

 

(4/7)(70) = 40

 

40 students who play soccer are in varsity.

 

 

Half of the varsity players are girls.  Divide the number of students who play varsity by 2.

 

20 girls play varsity.