Over the past week, 34 baby boys were born at the hospital. This was 54% of all babies born. How many girls were born over the past week?
34/.54 - 34
To find out how many girls were born over the past week, we can use the fact that the number of baby boys is 54% of the total number of babies born.
Let's assume the total number of babies born over the past week is represented by the variable "T". We know that the number of baby boys, represented by "B", is 34.
Therefore, we can set up the equation: B = 54% of T.
To solve this equation, we need to convert the percentage to a decimal. Since 54% is the same as 0.54, we can rewrite the equation as: 34 = 0.54 * T.
Now we can solve for T by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.54: T = 34 / 0.54.
Using a calculator, we find that T is approximately 62.96.
Since T represents the total number of babies born, and we are looking for the number of girls, we subtract the number of baby boys (34) from the total (62.96) to find the number of girls: 62.96 - 34 = 28.96.
Since we can't have a fraction of a baby, we can conclude that approximately 29 baby girls were born over the past week.