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In a school, there are 880 students in total. If there is 20% more boys than girls, find the number of boys and girls in the schoo
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In a school, there are 880 students in
total. If there is 20% more boys than
girls, find the number of boys and girls in the school
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2021-07-17T13:11:29+00:00
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Answer:
400 girls.
480 boys.
Step-by-step explanation:
If the number of girls is x then the number of boys is 1.2x, so we have:
x + 1.2x = 880
2.2x = 880
x = 880/2.2
= 400.
Girls = 400, boys = 1.2*400 = 480.