SOLUTION: If 40 students are there in a class 40percent are girls .10girls are added what is the new percentage of girls?

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Question 954657: If 40 students are there in a class 40percent are girls .10girls are added what is the new percentage of girls?
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40 students(0.40)=16 girls
16 girls+10 girls=26 girls 40 students+10=50 students
26 girls/50 students(100%)=52% girls
ANSWER: The class, after the addition, is 52% girls.