SOLUTION: Some boys and girls took part in a competition. 2/5 of the competitors Were boys. 1/3 of the boys were disqualified from the competition. If there were 135 competitors at first, ho

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Question 1122046: Some boys and girls took part in a competition. 2/5 of the competitors Were boys. 1/3 of the boys were disqualified from the competition. If there were 135 competitors at first, how many more girls than boys were left?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your first step is to calculate 2%2F5 of 135.

The following steps are also very simple and trivial.