Question

At Barlow school, 4/9 of the 873 students are boys.

Answer 1

Answer:

Barlow School has the greater number of boys by  178.

Answer 2

Answer:

Barlow school by 178

Step-by-step explanation:

→ First let's work out the number of boys at Barlow school

$\frac{4}{9}$  of  $873$  $=$  $(873/9)*4$  $=$  $388$

→ There is 388 boys in Barlow school. Now let's work out the number of boys at Willow school. Since we know that  $\frac{2}{3}$  of the school is girls, it must mean that the remaining part must be boys so the fraction of boys at Willow school is  $\frac{1}{3}$

$\frac{1}{3}$  of  $630$  $=$   $(630/3)*1$  $=$ 210

→ The question specifies to say which school has a greater number of boys and we can see Barlow school has more boys and the question says by how many so we take away the totals so 388 - 210 = 178