In the fifth grade at Lenape Elementary School, there are 3/4
as many girls as there are boys. There are 63 students in the fifth grade. How many students are girls?
lets say there are b boys. This means tehr are 3b/4 girls. b+3b/4=7b/4=63
solving for b, we have
b/4=9
b=36
3/4 x 36 = $\boxed{27}$
lets say there are b boys. This means tehr are 3b/4 girls. b+3b/4=7b/4=63
solving for b, we have
b/4=9
b=36
3/4 x 36 = $\boxed{27}$