Answer:
2,802 boys and 3,693 girls went to Disneyland this weekend
Step-by-step explanation:
System of Equations
Let's call:
b = Number of boys who went to Disneyland this weekend.
g = Number of girls who went to Disneyland this weekend.
The first condition states there was a total of 6,405 people who went to Disneyland this weekend, thus:
[tex]b+g=6,405\qquad\qquad [1][/tex]
The second condition states that the ratio of boys to girls is 7 to 9. This can be written as:
[tex]\displaystyle \frac{b}{g}=\frac{7}{9}\qquad\qquad [2][/tex]
To eliminate denominators, multiply [2] by 9g:
[tex]\displaystyle (9g)\frac{b}{g}=(9g)\frac{7}{9}[/tex]
Simplify:
[tex]9b=7g\qquad\qquad [3][/tex]
From [1]:
[tex]b=6,405-g[/tex]
Substituting into [3]
[tex]9(6,405-g)=7g[/tex]
Operating:
[tex]57,645-9g=7g[/tex]
Simplify:
[tex]16g=57,645[/tex]
Solve:
[tex]g=57,645 / 16 \approx 3,603[/tex]
Take the approximate value:
g=3,603
Find b:
[tex]b=6,405-3,603=2,802[/tex]
2,802 boys and 3,693 girls went to Disneyland this weekend
Note: Due to the nature of the problem, the results had to be rounded to the nearest integer. This condition makes the ratio not being exactly as required.
