SOLUTION: If 3/5 of the students are boys and girls number is 474 then what is the number of boys in the school
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Question 895414: If 3/5 of the students are boys and girls number is 474 then what is the number of boys in the school
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If of the students are boys, then or 40% of the students are girls.
474 = .4 x
Divide each side by .4 (the 40% of girls)
474/.4 = x
474/.4 = 1185 students in total
474 of these are girls. 1185-474 = 711 boys
711 boys / 1185 total students = 0.6 or 60%
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