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About 0.6 of all the students in the fifth grade are boys. If the fifth grade has 55 students, how many of

the students are boys?

User Konstantin Schubert
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Answer: 33 students

Explanation:

If 0.6 of all students are boys, then 55*0.6 students in fifth grade are boys.

55*0.6 = 33 students

User Thomas Calc
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Answer:

33

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount of boys then...


x=0.6*55

Simplify the equation


x=(6)/(10)*55\\x=(3)/(5)*55\\x=(165)/(5)\\x=33

33 of the students are boys

User Stephan B
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