Question 826063
3/5 of the pupils in a class are girls. There are 12 boys in the class. How many girls are in the class?
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Let # in the class be "x";
(2/5)x = 12
x = (5/2)12
x = 30 
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# of girls = (3/5)30 = 18
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Cheers,
Stan h.
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