Question

At Barlow School,4/9 of the 873 students are boys. Add to Willow school, 2/3 of the 630 students are girls. Which school has the greater number of boys and by how many?

Answer 1

Barlow School has more boys. It has 178 more boys than Willow School.

Explanation:

`(4 * 873)/(9) = (3492)/(9) = 388`

Barlow School has 388 boys.

`(630 * 2)/(3) = (1260)/(3) = 420`

There are 420 girls in Willow School. To find the number of boys, subtract the number of students with the number of girls.

630 - 420 = 210

Willow School has 210 boys

388 - 210 = 178

Barlow School has 178 more boys than Willow School