In a school, 4/9 of the students are boys and the number of girls is 775. Find the number of boys in the school.
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there are 4/5 as many boys as girls, so ...
let x = total number of students
(1-4/9)x = 755
x = 1359
1359 - 755 = ?
(1-4/9)x = 755
x = 1359
1359 - 755 = ?
There are 9 bottles in the refrigerator. Each bottle holds liter of juice. How many liters of juice are in the refrigerator?
A student solved the problem this way:
There are 6 liters of juice in the refrigerator.
Use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
Each boy had cup of peanuts. There were 9 girls and 12 boys.
How many cups of peanuts did the boys have altogether?
A.
cups
B.
cups
C.
cups
D.
cups
A student solved the problem this way:
There are 6 liters of juice in the refrigerator.
Use a similar strategy to solve this problem.
Each boy had cup of peanuts. There were 9 girls and 12 boys.
How many cups of peanuts did the boys have altogether?
A.
cups
B.
cups
C.
cups
D.
cups