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At barlow school ,4/9 of the 873 students are boys at willow school, 2/3 of the 630 are girls which school has the greater number of boys and by how many

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Answer:

Barlow School has 178 more boys

Explanation:

At Barlow School, 4/9 of 873 students are boys. At Willow School, 2/3 of 630 students are girls. You want to know which school has more boys, and by how many.

Barlow School

The number of boys is ...

4/9 × 873 = 388

Willow School

The 1/3 of students that are not girls are presumed to be boys. That number is ...

1/3 × 630 = 210

Difference

The difference in the number of boys is ...

388 -210 = 178

Barlow School has 178 more boys.

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