Question

In a school, 5/8 of the students are boys. If there are 240 girls, find the number of boys in the school.​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hey...!!,

Let the total number of students be x

Fraction of boys in a school = 5/8

Number of girls = 240

So,

X - 5/8x = 240

(8x - 5x)/8 = 240

3x/8 = 240

X = 240 * 8/3

X = 640

So, total number of students = 640

So, number of boys = 5/8 x 640

= 400

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