SOLUTION: 47% of all pupils in a class are boys what percentage of the class are girls

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Question 1013689: 47% of all pupils in a class are boys what percentage of the class are girls
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since pupils are either girls or boys, if they aren't boys they must be girls...so
% of girls = 100% - % of boys = 100 - 47 = 53%