SOLUTION: in a school there are 1000 boys and 800 girls. calculate the percentage of boys and girls.

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Question 186163: in a school there are 1000 boys and 800 girls. calculate the percentage of boys and girls.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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1000/(1000+800)=1000/1800=.5555 or 55.55% are boys
800/(1000+800)=800/1800=.4444 or 44.44% are girls.