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Q13. In each case give your answer as a

Q In a school of 1000 pupils, 550 are girls and 450 are boys.
a) What fraction of the school are boys?
A what fraction of the school are boys?

User Paniclater
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450 / 1000 will give the fraction

450 / 1000 in its simplest form is taken by dividing both with a common factor that is 50

then the ans is

9/20

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