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56% of students in a school are girls.There are 420 girls .Work out the total number of students

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750 total students
To find the number of boys you take 420/56. This would tell you the number of students per 1 percent. This would give 7.5 people per 1 percent. Then tale 7.5 times the remaining 44% and that would equal 330 boys in the school. Add boys plus girls and that would get you the 750 total students.
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