Question

In a high school, 2/5 of the girls make up 150 students.

How many girls are there in the high school?


Answer with an equation

Answer 1

375 girls

Explanation:

Let the number of girls in the school be y.

Then, we can write the equation:

`(2)/(5) y = 150`

We can now solve for y by multiplying both sides by

`(5)/(2)`

`(5)/(2) * (2)/(5) y = 150 * (5)/(2)`

`\implies \: y = 75 * 5`

`y = 375`

Therefore there are 375 girls in the school.