Question

Write your question here (Keep it simple and clear to get the best answer)in school,5/8 of the students are boys.if there are 240 girls.find the no.of boys in the school

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let x. be total no. of students.

then 5x/8 + 240 = x

5x +1920 =8x

8x -5x = 1920

3x = 1920

x = 1920/3

x= 640

no. of boys = (5* 640) / 8

= 400