At Barlow School, 4/9 of the 873 students ate boys At Willow School, 2/3 of the 630 students are girls. Which school has the greater number of boys and by how many?

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Jmg asked Feb 28, 2022

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At Barlow School, 4/9 of the 873 students ate boys

At Willow School, 2/3 of the 630 students are girls.
Which school has the greater number of boys and by how many?

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Barlow school: (4/9)*(873) = 388 boys
Willow school: (2/3)*(630) = 420 boys

420 - 388 = 32

Therefore willow school has 32 more boys than Barlow school

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