Question

In a school 53% of students are girls. If there are 42 more girls than boys. Find the total number of students in the school.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

no of boys be x

no of girls x+42

total student 2x+42

x+42=53/100 *(2x+42)

100x+4200=106x+2226

6x=1974

x=329

girls=329+42=371

total student=700