
Ashley A. answered 03/17/20
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If 3/4 of the students are boys, we can reason that 1/4 of the students are girls (since 4/4 would represent the entire class). Therefore, we want to determine what 1/4 of 32 total students is.
1/4 of 32 = 1/4 x 32 = 32/4 = 32÷4 = 8 students.