In a soccer league the ratio of boys to girls is 4 to 6. There are a total of 50 players in the soccer league. Determine how many girls play in the soccer league

Answer 1

We can set up a proportion to solve this problem:

4 boys / 6 girls = x boys / 50 total players

Cross multiplying, we get:

4 * 50 = 6 * x

200 = 6x

Dividing both sides by 6, we find:

x = 33.33

Since we cannot have a fractional number of boys, we can conclude that there are 33 boys in the soccer league.

Since there are a total of 50 players in the league, the number of girls is:

50 - 33 = <<50-33=17>>17

Therefore, there are 17 girls who play in the soccer league.