200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?
Mathematics · Middle School · Sun Jan 24 2021
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Given the statement:
200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys.
Determine how many girls attended.
Solution:
If 40% of the students are boys, then 60% of the students are girls, hence to find for the exact number of girls, we simply needed to multiply the decimal value of 60% to the number of children. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 60/100
= 0.6
= (200)(0.6)
= 120
Final answer:
120 students are girls.