SOLUTION: In a high school of 800 students, 45% of them are boys. If 66 2/3% of them smoke, how many boys in the school smoke?
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Question 764949: In a high school of 800 students, 45% of them are boys. If 66 2/3% of them smoke, how many boys in the school smoke?
( I really need help.. especially with fractions, decimals and percent) Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a high school of 800 students, 45% of them are boys. If 66 2/3% of them smoke, how many boys in the school smoke?
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45% = 45/100 = 0.45
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66 2/3% = (66 2/3)/100 = 0.66666....
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# of boys in the school is 0.45*800 = 360
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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