Question

60%of the students in a school are boys. If the total number of boys in a school is 1380, find the total number of girls in the school ​

Answer 1

Answer:

60% students in a school are boys.find the total number of students in school if 120 are girls.

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if 60% are boys, then 40% must make up the girls.

Let x = total number of students

then

.40x = 120

x = 120/.40

x = 300 students

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let total no of students = x

60% are boys

girls = 100-60 =40%

60% of x = 1380

0.6×x =1380

x = 1380/0.6 = 2300

40% of 2300

= 0.4 × 2300

= 920