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About 0.6 of all the students in the fifth grade are girls. If the fifth grade has 85 ​students, how many of the students are girls​?

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the answer is 51. hope i helped
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Answer:

51 girls

Explanation:

85 represents the total amount of students in 5th grade, including boys and girls.

0.6 or 60% of the 85 students in 5th grade are girls.

0.6 x 85 = 51

Therefore, there are 51 girls out of the 85 students in 5th grade.

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