99 boys and 1 girl are in a lecture theatre. how many boys must leave the theatre so that the percentage of boys becomes 98%?

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Simon Hellinger · Answer 1 · 2022-10-19T05:03:52+0000

99 boys and 1 girl makes 99 percent of boys. To make it 98%, 50 boys must leave the theatre, so there are 49 boys and 1 girl, making 98% of boys.