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school,60 percent of the school is girls
50 percent of the girls walk to school
20 percent of the boys walk to school
What percentage of the students walk to school.
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Answer:

70%

Explanation:

User John Breakwell
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Well 60% of the school is girls so 40% must be boys.
50% of girls walk so 50% of 60% or 30%(0.6*0.5) of the school must walk
20% of boys walk so 20% of 40% or 8%(0.4*0.2) also walk
Thus 30%+8%=38%
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