SOLUTION: A class has 15 girls and 10 boys. What fraction of the class is boys?

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Question 909765: A class has 15 girls and 10 boys. What fraction of the class is boys?
Answer by JulietG(1812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Total number of students = 10 + 15 = 25
Of those, = boys
Reduce to its simplest form
==40%

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