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Slightly Outnumbered
Age 11 to 14
ShortChallenge Level 
Answer: 5 girls (in a class of 11)
| Girls | Class | % girls |
| 1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2 | 4 | 50% |
| 5 | 40% | |
| 3 | 7 | $\frac37$ = 42.9% |
| 8 | $\frac38$ = 37.5% | |
| 4 | 9 | 44.4...% |
| 5 | 11 | 45.4545% |
This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.
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