in a school 5/8 of the total student are girls if the number of girls is 120 more than that of the boy what is the strenght of the school how many boys are there
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480, 180
Step-by-step explanation:
Let total students be x
let girls be g and boys be b
g = (5/8)x
b = x-(5/8)x = (3/8)x
b + 120 = g
(3/8)x + 120 = (5/8)x
(3/8)x - (5/8)x = -120
x/4 = 120
x = 480
b = (3/8)*480
= 180
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