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  • 23-01-2018
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There are 240 students in the 7th grade the ratio of girls to boys is 7:5 what percent of the students are boys

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sqdancefan
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  • 28-03-2019

Answer:

about 41.67% are boys

Step-by-step explanation:

In terms of "ratio units", the fraction of students that are boys is ...

5/(5+7) = 5/12

As a percentage, that is ...

(5/12)·100% = 41 2/3%, about 41.67%

The percent of student that are boys is about 41.67%.

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