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In a school, 60% of the students are boys. if the number of girls is 120, what is the number of boys in that school?
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In a school, 60% of the students are boys. if the number of girls is 120, what is the number of boys in that school?

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There are 180 boys in the school.
40% of the students are girls.
120/40 = x/60
multiply 120 by 60
divide 7200 by 40
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