In a school, 4/5 of the students are boys and the number of girls is 775. Find the number of boys in the school.
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Let the total no. Of students be x.
Then the no. Of boys = 4/5x
4/5x + 775 = x
4/5x +3875/5 = x
(4x+3875)/5 = x
4x + 3875 = 5x
3875 = 5x - 4x
3875 = x
So, The total no. Of students = 3875
No. Of boys = 3875 × 4/5
= 3100
Ans = 3100
Hope it helped u❤️
Let the total no. Of students be x.
Then the no. Of boys = 4/5x
4/5x + 775 = x
4/5x +3875/5 = x
(4x+3875)/5 = x
4x + 3875 = 5x
3875 = 5x - 4x
3875 = x
So, The total no. Of students = 3875
No. Of boys = 3875 × 4/5
= 3100
Ans = 3100
Hope it helped u❤️
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