SOLUTION: There are twice as many boys as girls in the class. if 20% of the boys and 35% of the girls have already handed over their result cards, what percent of the students have not yet h
Question 697240: There are twice as many boys as girls in the class. if 20% of the boys and 35% of the girls have already handed over their result cards, what percent of the students have not yet handed over their result cards? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are twice as many boys as girls in the class.
let x = no. of girls
then
2x = no. of boys
and
3x = total number of students
:
if 20% of the boys and 35% of the girls have already handed over their result cards, what percent of the students have not yet handed over their result cards?
: = =
Cancel x * 100 = 25% of the students have handed theirs in, therefore
75% have not.
