document.write( "Question 681336: a class has 12 boys and 18 girls. What is the percent of the students in the class are girls. \n" ); document.write( "

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First find total number of students in class
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2B12=30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then divide number of girls by total number of students
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%2818%2F30%29=.6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Times decimal by 100
\n" ); document.write( " $\".6%2A100=60\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Which means that 60% of the students are girls \n" ); document.write( "

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