In a school 5/8 of the students are boys if there are 240 girls find t

1.	In a school 5/8 of the students are boys if there are 240 girls find the number of boys in the school
Answer» ANSWER: PLZ MARK AS BRAINLIEST ! Step-by-step explanation: Fraction of boys = 5/8 Fraction of GIRLS = 1 - 5/8 = 3/8 Let the total NUMBER of students be x So, girls = 3/8 × x 240 = 3/8 × x x = 240×8/3 = 640 Number of boys = 5/8 of 640 = 5/8 × 640 = 400

In a school 5/8 of the students are boys if there are 240 girls find the number of boys in the school

Answer»

PLZ MARK AS BRAINLIEST !

Step-by-step explanation:

Fraction of boys = 5/8

Fraction of GIRLS = 1 - 5/8 = 3/8

Let the total NUMBER of students be x

So, girls = 3/8 × x

240 = 3/8 × x

x = 240×8/3 = 640

Number of boys = 5/8 of 640

= 5/8 × 640

= 400