A team is made up of 6th 7th and 8th graders in the ratio of 234. How many 6th graders will be on a 36member team?
a ratio of 2:3:4 indicates 2+3+4=9 total parts.
Divide 36 into nine parts, making 4 students in each part. Multiply 4 by the ratios:
8:12:16
add those up and you have 36 in all.
Thank you Steve
To determine the number of 6th graders on a 36-member team, we first need to calculate the total number of students in the team based on the given ratio.
The ratio of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders is given as 2:3:4, which means that for every 2 6th graders, there are 3 7th graders and 4 8th graders.
To find the total number of parts in the ratio, we add the numbers in the ratio: 2 + 3 + 4 = 9.
Since the ratio is out of 9 parts, we can consider it as 9 equal parts.
Next, we divide the number of team members (36) by the total number of parts (9) to find the number of students represented by each part: 36 ÷ 9 = 4.
Now, we know that each part of the ratio represents 4 students. Since we specifically want to know the number of 6th graders, we multiply the number of parts representing 6th graders (2) by the number of students in each part (4): 2 × 4 = 8.
Therefore, there will be 8 6th graders on a 36-member team.