SOLUTION: There are 72 boy's and 28 girls what percent are the girls

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Question 989865: There are 72 boy's and 28 girls what percent are the girls
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+28+%2F+%28+28%2B72+%29+=+28%2F100+
This is the FRACTION that are girls
+%28+28%2F100+%29%2A100+=+28+
28% is the PER CENT that are girls
( note that PER CENT means " per one hundred "
in latin )