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A school has 726 students. There are 340 boys. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the students are girls?

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User Pferrel
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Find the number of girls by subtracting number of boys from total:

726 - 340 = 386 girls

Divide number of girls by total students:

386/726 = 0.53168

Multiply by 100 get get percent:

0.53168 x 100 = 53.168%

Round to the nearest whole percent: 53% are girls

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