SOLUTION: 56% of the school pupils are girls.what fraction of the school pupils are boys?

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Question 954696: 56% of the school pupils are girls.what fraction of the school pupils are boys?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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56% are girls so 100-56=44% are boys,
44%2F100=22%2F50