At leslie's party 1/4 of the people had long hair. One half of the people at the party were boys, and 1/4 of the girls had short blond hair. None of the boys had long hair. If there were 32 guests, what is the maximum number of girls who could have had short red hair? Show how you determined your answer and why you know you have a correct solution

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Kimberly Schroeder

Mathematics

30 January, 20:02

At leslie's party 1/4 of the people had long hair. One half of the people at the party were boys, and 1/4 of the girls had short blond hair. None of the boys had long hair. If there were 32 guests, what is the maximum number of girls who could have had short red hair? Show how you determined your answer and why you know you have a correct solution

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Travis · Answer 1

32 divided by 4 is 8 so there are 8 long-haired girls, 8 short-haired blondes. 16 in total. Half of 32 is 16 so there are 16 boys. 16+16 = 32 people so there are no girls who have short red hair at the party.