There are 420 students in a school. if 40% of them are girls. find the number of girls and boys

There would be 168 girls and 252 boys

Step-by-step explanation:

40% or 0.40 x 420 = 168

420 - 168 = 252

252 Boys, 168 Girls

Step-by-step explanation:

420 would be 100% of the school students.

If you wanna find the number of girls, you need to divide 420/100 in order to get 1% and then multiply it by 40.

So then you would get

420/100 x 40 = 168

Then in order to get the boys just subtract 168 from 420

420- 168= 252

we have three similar triangles, because each has a right angle and shares an angle.   let's write the angles in order: opposite to short leg, long leg, hypotenuse.

cab similar to bad similar to cbd

or as ratios,

ca: ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

we also know

ac = ad + cd

(ad+cd): ab: cb = ba: ad: bd = cb: bd: cd

(ad+cd)/cb=cb/cd

we have cb=6, ad=5 and seek x=cd.

we reject the negative root and conclude x=4

answer: 4

answer: -0.5 would be the most likley outcome

step-by-step explanation: