SOLUTION: In a school, 1200 of the students are boys. If 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls have paid their school fees, find the number of girls, given that 46% of the population has pai

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Question 619176: In a school, 1200 of the students are boys. If 50% of the boys and 40% of the girls have paid their school fees, find the number of girls, given that 46% of the population has paid their school fees
Answer by flame8855(424) About Me  (Show Source):
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600 + 0.4x = 0.46(1200+x)
x = 800