SOLUTION: if 120 of the 200 students are girls ,then what percent of the students are girls?

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Question 303993: if 120 of the 200 students are girls ,then what percent of the students are girls?
Found 2 solutions by mananth, richwmiller:
Answer by mananth(12270) About Me  (Show Source):
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out of 200, 120 are girls
out of 100 how many will be girls
100*120 / 200
=60% are girls

Answer by richwmiller(9135) About Me  (Show Source):
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120/200=60/100=60% girls
80/200=40/100=40% not girls