SOLUTION: THERE ARE 250 BOYS AND 150 GIRLS IN A SCHOOL.IF 60% OF THE BOYS AND 40% OF THE GIRLS PLAY FOOTBALL,WHAT PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL PLAY FOOTBALL?

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Question 1122998: THERE ARE 250 BOYS AND 150 GIRLS IN A SCHOOL.IF 60% OF THE BOYS AND 40% OF THE GIRLS PLAY FOOTBALL,WHAT PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL PLAY FOOTBALL?
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%28%280.6%2A250+%2B+0.4%2A150%29%2F%28250%2B150%29%29%2A100 percents.


Calculate it on your own.


Look into this formula attentively.  It has a feature to tell you about itself.


Hear attentively what it will tell you.


Look into its numerator. Then look into its denominator.


When you learn what the formula tells you, you will be able to solve such problems on your own.


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