Question

in a school 4 upon 5 of the children are boys, if the number of girls is 200 find the number of boys

Answer 1

$\textbf {Hey there, here is the solution.}$

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Fraction of boys = 4/5

Fraction of girls = 1 - 4/5 = 1/5

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Find the number of boys:

1/5 of the children are girls

200 of the children are girls

1/5 = 200

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4/5 of the children are boys:

4/5 = 200 x 4 = 800

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Answer: There are 800 boys

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