SOLUTION: Hi In a school with 1000 kids 450 are girls. As some boys left the school 50% of students were girls. How many boys left. Thanks

Question 1154709: Hi
In a school with 1000 kids 450 are girls. As some boys left the school 50% of students were girls.
How many boys left.
Thanks
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Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the remaining students are 50% girls, then the number of boys left must be the same as the number of girls: 450.

So how many of the original 1000 students remain?

So how many boys left?

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