if 34 baby boys were born in a week and that was 54% how many girls were born in that week
0.54x = 34
x = 34/0.54
x = 62.96 = 63 total babies
63 - 34 = 29
To find the number of girls born in that week, you can first calculate the total number of babies born. Since the 34 baby boys represent 54% of the total, we can use this information to find the total number of babies born.
Let's set up an equation:
34 (boys) = 54% (total babies)
To find the total number of babies, we can divide both sides of the equation by 54%:
34 (boys) / 54% = total babies
To express 54% as a decimal, divide it by 100:
0.54 = total babies
Now we can solve for the total number of babies:
total babies = 34 (boys) / 0.54
Calculating this value, we get:
total babies ≈ 62.96
Since you cannot have a fraction of a baby, we can assume that there were 63 babies born in that week.
To find the number of girls born, we subtract the number of boys from the total:
total babies - 34 (boys) = number of girls
So, 63 - 34 = 29
Therefore, in that week, approximately 29 baby girls were born.