document.write( "Question 977419: two fifths of the pupils in a school are boys, if 150 are girls, how many pupils are there altogether \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If 2/5 of the pupils are boys,
\n" ); document.write( "then 3/5 of the pupils are girls.
\n" ); document.write( "3/5 = 150
\n" ); document.write( "Therefore 1/5 = 50
\n" ); document.write( "Then, 2/5 = 100
\n" ); document.write( "Total no. of pupils
\n" ); document.write( "= 150 + 100 = 250 pupils.
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps:-)\r
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