SOLUTION: Hi there there were 250 kids in a room.2/5 of the girls and 1/10 of the boys wore glasses. If the same number of boys and girls did not wear glasses how many boys wore glasse

Question 983551: Hi there
there were 250 kids in a room.2/5 of the girls and 1/10 of the boys wore glasses.
If the same number of boys and girls did not wear glasses
how many boys wore glasses
how many girls wore glasses
thank you
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.
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wore glasses so did not wear glasses.
wore glasses so did not wear glasses.
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From eq. 1,

Substituting,

So then,

100 boys, 150 girls total.
girls wore glasses.
boys wore glasses.

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