Homework Help: Math

Posted by Joe on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 8:26pm.

For every girl taking classes at the martial arts school, there are 3 boys who are taking classes at the school. If there are 236 students taking classes, write and solve a proportion to predict the number of boys taking classes at the school.

Math - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 8:28pm
3/4 = x/236

Cross multiply and solve for x.
Math - taylor, Monday, November 26, 2012 at 8:53pm
3/4=x/236 cross multiply 3 and 236 and drop down the 4and x to get 4x=708 and divide 4/4 and 708/4 and get 177
Math - miss abby, Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 7:26pm
the answer is 177

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