SOLUTION: There are 1260 girls in a school. which are 60% of the total number of the students. How many are boys?

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Question 1061246: There are 1260 girls in a school. which are 60% of the total number of the students. How many are boys?
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There are 1260 girls in a school. which are 60% of the total number of the students. How many are boys?
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1260 = 0.6*total number

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 1260 girls in a school. which are 60% of the total number of the students. How many are boys?
Set up and solve the following PROPORTION for the number of boys (B): highlight_green%28.6%2F.4+=+%221%2C260%22%2FB%29