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If 2/5 of the total number of students are boys and girls are 160 and find boys​

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Answer: 106 boys

Step-by-step explanation: first you need to find how much 1/5 of the girls is and you can do this by dividing 160 by 3 (because the girls are 3/5) which is: 160 ÷ 3 = 53.3 = 1/5

= 53.3 × 2( because the boys are 2/5)

= 106.6 (you don't need to round off but make it a whole).

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