SOLUTION: . In a school 720 are boys and 40% are girls. Find the number of girls?
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Question 1062621: . In a school 720 are boys and 40% are girls. Find the number of girls?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
720/0.60=1200 total
1200*0.4=480 girls
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720/0.6=x/0.4
0.6x=720*0.4
x=288/0.6
x=480 girls
You can work it two ways.
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