document.write( "Question 720921: 60% students in a school are boys.find the total number of students in school if 120 are girls. \n" ); document.write( "
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60% students in a school are boys.find the total number of students in school if 120 are girls.
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\n" ); document.write( "if 60% are boys, then 40% must make up the girls.
\n" ); document.write( "Let x = total number of students
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\n" ); document.write( ".40x = 120
\n" ); document.write( "x = 120/.40
\n" ); document.write( "x = 300 students
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