At the annual Grade 8 ski trip, for every 2 students who skied, 3 snowboarded. Ninety-six students snowboarded. How many students skied?
Let's assume that the number of students who skied is "x", then the number of students who snowboarded is "3/2*x".
We are given that 96 students snowboarded, so we can write an equation:
3/2*x = 96
To solve for x, we can simplify this equation:
x = 96 * 2/3
x = 64
Therefore, 64 students skied at the annual Grade 8 ski trip.
Not a big fan of fractions, will avoid them if possible ....
number who skied --- 2x
number who snowboarded --- 3x
but 3x = 96 or x = 32
so 64 skied.