Question

there are 480 boys in a school and 40 percentage are girls find the total strength of the school

Answer 1

let the total no. of student be x
percentage of girls = 40%
percentage of boys = 100 - 40 = 60
no. of boys = 60% of x
60% of x = 480
60/100×x = 480
480×100/60 =800

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the total no.of student be.x

Percentage of girls=40%

Percentage of boys=100-40=60

Number of boys=60% of x

60% of x=480

60/100×x=480

480/100×60=800.