Question
5/8 the number of boys in a school.if there are 240 girls.find the number of boys?
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Ms. Sue
Is this what you mean?
5/8 of the students in a school are boys. There are 240 girls. How many boys are there?
5/8 of the students in a school are boys. There are 240 girls. How many boys are there?
Steve
Out of every 8 students, there are 5 boys and 3 girls. So,
b/g = 5/3
g = 240
so, b = 400
b/g = 5/3
g = 240
so, b = 400