Math  /  Data & Statistics

Question35. The pictograph below shows the favourite games played by students in a class. Sag
If 16 of the students are girls, how many are boys?

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. Each smiley face represents 2 students.
2. The total number of students is the sum of students in each category.
3. The number of girls is given as 16.

STEP 2

1. Calculate the total number of students.
2. Subtract the number of girls from the total to find the number of boys.

STEP 3

Calculate the total number of students by adding the students from each category:
- Tag: 4 smiley faces×2=8 students4 \text{ smiley faces} \times 2 = 8 \text{ students} - Hide and Seek: 7 smiley faces×2=14 students7 \text{ smiley faces} \times 2 = 14 \text{ students} - Hopscotch: 3 smiley faces×2=6 students3 \text{ smiley faces} \times 2 = 6 \text{ students} - Board Games: 4 smiley faces×2=8 students4 \text{ smiley faces} \times 2 = 8 \text{ students} - Skipping: 2 smiley faces×2=4 students2 \text{ smiley faces} \times 2 = 4 \text{ students}
Total number of students:
8+14+6+8+4=40 8 + 14 + 6 + 8 + 4 = 40

STEP 4

Subtract the number of girls from the total number of students to find the number of boys:
Total students = 40
Number of girls = 16
Number of boys = Total students - Number of girls
4016=24 40 - 16 = 24
The number of boys is:
24 \boxed{24}

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