SOLUTION: fifty eight of the population in a school are girls. if the total number of pupils are 1200, how many boys are there in the school.
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Question 880018: fifty eight of the population in a school are girls. if the total number of pupils are 1200, how many boys are there in the school. Found 2 solutions by JulietG, Alan3354:Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1200 students. 58% of those are girls.
.58 * 1200 = 696 girls
1200 students total - 696 girls = 504 boys
You can put this solution on YOUR website! fifty eight of the population in a school are girls. if the total number of pupils are 1200, how many boys are there in the school.
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1200 - 58 = 1142
