2/5 part of the total number of students of a school are girls . If there are 240 boys, find the number of girls

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Adamrights asked Dec 10, 2023

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2/5 part of the total number of students of a school are girls . If there are 240 boys, find the number of girls

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It's 160 as said by the other user.

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Charles L Wilcox answered Dec 10, 2023

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Answer:

160 girls

Explanation:

2/5 = girls

3/5 = boys

3/5 = 240

to find 1

240/3

2/5 = 160

QuinnF answered Dec 17, 2023

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