SOLUTION: there are 800 pupils in a school if 45% are girls how many boys are in the school

Question 1179668: there are 800 pupils in a school if 45% are girls how many boys are in the school
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, ewatrrr:
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

girls: 45%
boys: 100%-45% = 55%

55% of 800....

55% as a decimal is 0.55. Multiply 800 by 0.55 to get the answer.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are 800 pupils in a school if 45% are girls how many boys are in the school
55% boys
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800*.55 = 440, the number of boys
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