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There are 240 children in 5th grade, 1/3 are girls, what is the number of boys at school?
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Question 748634: word problem:
There are 240 children in 5th grade, 1/3 are girls, what is the number of boys at school?
Answer by tommyt3rd(5050) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This question is essentially asking for 2/3 of 240 (why?)
2/3 of 240 is 2(240/3)=2(80)=160
There are 160 boys
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