0.6 of the children in a club are girls, if there are 27 girls, how many children are there
.6 x = 27
x = 27/.6
To solve this problem, we can use the equation:
Number of girls = Percentage of girls × Total number of children
Given that 0.6 (or 60%) of the children are girls and there are 27 girls, we can set up the equation as follows:
27 = 0.6 × Total number of children
To find the total number of children, we can rearrange the equation:
Total number of children = 27 / 0.6
Evaluating this expression gives us:
Total number of children = 45
Therefore, there are 45 children in the club.
To find the total number of children in the club, we can use the information that 0.6 (or 60%) of the children are girls.
Step 1: Let's represent the total number of children in the club with the variable "x".
Step 2: We know that 0.6 of x are girls. Since "0.6 of x" means 0.6 multiplied by x, we can write this as 0.6x.
Step 3: We are given that the number of girls is 27. So, we can set up the equation: 0.6x = 27.
Step 4: To solve for x, we need to isolate x on one side of the equation. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.6: 0.6x/0.6 = 27/0.6.
Step 5: Simplifying, we get x = 45.
Therefore, there are 45 children in the club.