Question

There are 120 boys and 57 girls in a school. If 5% of the boys leave and no new students are admitted, what percentage of the whole school will be girls ?​

Answer 1

Answer:Girls = 120

Boys = 57

Girls left = 5% of 120 = 5/100 x 120 = 600/100 = 6

Girls remaining = 120 - 6 = 114

Total students now left = 114 + 57 = 171

% of boys of total students = 57/171 * 100 = 5700/171 = 33 1/3 = 33.33%

Boys is 33.33% of total students.

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Answer 2

Answer:

32.2 percent

Step-by-step explanation:

5 percent boys =6

Now boys Population is 114

no of girls did not change hence 57 girls

total population now=57+114=171

percentage of girls=(57/171)*100=32.2%