The ratio of boys to girls is 2 to 4, which can also be written as 1 to 2.
Let's denote the number of boys as B and the number of girls as G. Therefore, we have the following equation:
B/G = 1/2
Now, we know that the total number of students is 850, so we can write another equation:
B + G = 850
To solve this system of equations, we can use substitution. Rearranging the first equation, we get B = G/2. Substituting this into the second equation, we have:
G/2 + G = 850
Multiplying through by 2 to clear the fraction, we have:
G + 2G = 1700
Combining like terms, we get 3G = 1700
Dividing both sides by 3, we find G = 1700/3 = 566.6667
Since we cannot have a fraction of a student, we round this value to the nearest whole number, which is 567.
Therefore, you would expect there to be 567 girls in the seventh grade at GACA.
The ratio of boys to girls in the seventh grade at GACA is 2 to 4 if there were 850 kids in the seventh grade how many would you expect to be girls round to the nearest whole number?
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