SOLUTION: 55 percentage of student in a school are boys . How many boys and how many girls are there if school has 800 students

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Question 874716: 55 percentage of student in a school are boys . How many boys and how many girls are there if school has 800 students
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, vtgandhale:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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45% girls, 800 students
.45%2A800 = 360 girls and 440 boys 800-360

Answer by vtgandhale(2) About Me  (Show Source):
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Out of 800 students 55% are boys.
Boys= 800*55/100 = 440
. Therefore, the number of boys is 440.
And number of girls out of 800 students
= 800 - 440 = 360
the number of girl students is 360.