SOLUTION: 89 students are in a class, 7 out of 8 are girls, how many are girls are there?

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Question 662605: 89 students are in a class, 7 out of 8 are girls, how many are girls are there?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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89 students are in a class, 7 out of 8 are girls, how many are girls are there?
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# of girls = (7/8)*89 = 77 7/8 = 78 when rounded up
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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