The ratio of girls to boys in the 6th grade is 6 to 7. How many girls are there if there are 364 total students?

Answer 1

This is a proportion problem, but with a small trick.

Boys/Girls = 7/6

Here is the trick: add 1 to each side of the equation

(boys/girls) + 1 = (7/6) + 1

(boys + girls)/girls = 13/6

364/girls = 13/6 => 13*(girls) = 6*364 = 2184 => girls = 168