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

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asked Sep 21, 2020 97.9k views

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Fakebounce · Answer 1 · 2020-09-27T22:29:37+0000

Answer:

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.