SOLUTION: there are 990 pupils in a French school, if 1/9 of them are girls, how many boys are in the school?

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Question 1065151: there are 990 pupils in a French school, if 1/9 of them are girls, how many boys are in the school?
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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990*1/9 = 110 these are girls Subtract from 990 to get the boys.