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If 75% of the students in a school are boys and the number of girls is 420, the number of boys is:

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Correct Answer: Option C
No. of boys = 75%
No. Girls = 25% = 420
Now comparing,
25% = 420
1% = $$\frac{{420}}{{25}}$$
So, 75% = $$\frac{{420 \times 75}}{{25}}$$  = 1260
No. of boys = 1260
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Karishma Bawane
Karishma Bawane 6 years ago
on a certain day 10% of the total students of a school were absent. the ratio of the numbers of boys to the number of girls who were present is 11:19.the total number of girls enrolled in the school is 3850.the number of boys who were absent is 700 more than that of girls. find the total number of students in the school.
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