Question 446832
If 5/8 of students are boys, then 3/8 must be girls
Let {{{x}}} = total number of students
{{{ (3/8)*x = 990 }}}
{{{ x = (8/3)*990 }}}
{{{ x = 2640 }}}
and
{{{ (5/8)*2640 = 1650 }}}
There are 1650 boys in the school