SOLUTION: a class has 12 boys and 18 girls. What is the percent of the students in the class are girls.

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Question 681336: a class has 12 boys and 18 girls. What is the percent of the students in the class are girls.
Answer by MathMan88(14) About Me  (Show Source):
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First find total number of students in class
18%2B12=30
Then divide number of girls by total number of students
%2818%2F30%29=.6
Times decimal by 100
.6%2A100=60
Which means that 60% of the students are girls