Question

There are 40 students in a class 1/2of thetotal number of students are boys . The number of boys is?

Answer 1

Answer:

there are 20 boys.-

assume boys as x

x=1/2of40

40/2=x

20=x

so, there are 20boys

Answer 2

Answer:

20 no of boys.

Step-by-step explanation:

total no of students; 40

no of boys        : 1/2 the total number of students.

= 1/2 of 40 ( of means multiplication)

= 1/2*40 = 40/2

= 20/1

= 20.