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A Class Contains 25 Children, of Which 6 Are Girls. What Percentage of the Class Are the Boys?

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A class contains 25 children, of which 6 are girls. What percentage of the class are the boys?

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Solution

Total number of students = 25

Number of girls = 6

Number of boys = (25 − 6) = 19

∴ Percentage of boys = `19/25xx100`

= 19 × 4

= 76%

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Chapter 10: Percent (Percentage) - Exercise 16 (B)

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 6 ICSE
Chapter 10 Percent (Percentage)
Exercise 16 (B) | Q 6

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