Question

On a school field trip, 100 children attended a play. On the trip, 0.6 were girls. Which fraction represents the number of boys on the trip?

(1 point)
Responses

4100

4 100

6100
6 100

40100
40 100

60100

Answer 1

To find the fraction that represents the number of boys on the trip, we can start by determining the number of girls.

If 0.6 were girls, that means:

\[ \text{Number of girls} = 0.6 \times 100 = 60 \]

Since there were 100 children in total, the number of boys can be calculated as:

\[ \text{Number of boys} = 100 - 60 = 40 \]

Now, to express the number of boys as a fraction of the total number of children:

\[ \text{Fraction of boys} = \frac{40}{100} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ \frac{40}{100} = \frac{2}{5} \]

However, since the question asks for the fraction to represent the number of boys in the format provided in the options, the correct response is:

**\( \frac{40}{100} \)** which is represented in your list as:

**40100**

So, the answer is **40100**.