44% of the students of a class are girls. If the number of girls is 6 less than the number of boys, how many students are there in the class?
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percentage of girls in the class is 44 %
. then the percentage of boys is 56. BECAUSE 44+56=100%.
So the difference is 56-44=12 % of the total.
We are told that this 12 percent is made up of 6 students.
So using proportions 100 %
= 6*100
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12 = 50 students in the class.
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THE ANSWER IS AS FOLLOWS
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percentage of girls in the class is 44 %
. then the percentage of boys is 56. BECAUSE 44+56=100%.
So the difference is 56-44=12 % of the total.
We are told that this 12 percent is made up of 6 students.
So using proportions 100 %
= 6*100
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12 = 50 students in the class.
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