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40 students made the student council. 5/8 of the students were girls. How many boys made student council?

40 students made the student council. 5/8 of the students were girls. How many boys made student council?
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40 students made the student council. 5/8 of the students were girls. How many boys made student council?

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5/8 = 25/40 , therefore , 25 out of 40 who were girls made the student council . So that means that the rest out of 40 are boys . The answer will be 15/40 boys made student council . Thus , 15 boys is the final answer .
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