SOLUTION: There are 25% more girls than boys enrolled at Hillcrest High. If there are b boys enrolled, then, in terms of b, what percent of those enrolled are boys? A) b/b+25 % B) b/2.25b

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Question 1141365: There are 25% more girls than boys enrolled at Hillcrest High. If there are b boys enrolled, then, in terms of b, what percent of those enrolled are boys?
A) b/b+25 %
B) b/2.25b %
C) 100b/b+25 %
D) 100b/2.25b %
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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b boys enrolled
(1.25 b) girls enrolled
TOTAL is 2.25 b students
(b/2.25 b) is number of boys
this is 100b/2.25 b %
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