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There are 24 boys in a class, and 2/3 of the students in the class are boys. how many students are girls?

There are 24 boys in a class, and 2/3 of the students in the class are boys. how many students are girls?
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There are 24 boys in a class, and 2/3 of the students in the class are boys. how many students are girls?

User Dan Coughlin
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3/3=all
all=boys+girls
all-boys=girls
3/3-2/3=girls=1/3

girls=1/3

1/3 of 24 means
1/3 times 24=
24/3=8/1=8

8 girls
User EvenLisle
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1/3 of the class are girls. Since 2/3 = 16/24, and 1/3= 8/24. , there r 8 girls in the class
User Abhishek Prajapat
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