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A school had 400 girls last year and the number of boys was 95 more than that of the girls. This year the number of girls had in

creased by 1/5 of last years number and is 30 more than the number of boys. By what fraction had the number of boys been reduced?

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STatiana [176]3 years ago

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Answer: The fraction by what the number of boys had been reduced=1/11

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: To calculate the number of boys last year.

According to the question,

The number of boys last year= 400+95

The number of boys last year=495

Step 2: To calculate the number of girls this year.

According to the question,

The number of girls this year= 400 + 400*1/5

The number of girls this year= 480

Step 3: To calculate the number of boys this year.

According to the question,

The number of boys this year= 480 – 30

The number of boys this year=450

Step 4: To calculate the fraction by what the number of boys had been reduced.

The number of boys reduced= the number of boys last year - the number of boys this year

The number of boys reduced= 495 - 450 = 45

The fraction by what the number of boys had been reduced

= The number of boys reduced/the number of boys last year

Therefore,

The fraction by what the number of boys had been reduced= 45/495= 1/11

pentagon [3]3 years ago

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Answer:

1/11

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of boys in school last year will be $400+95=495$ .

We are told that next year number of girls increased by 1/5. Next year number of girls in the school will be $400+400*\frac{1}{5} =400+80=480$ .

We are told that next year number of boys was 30 less than number of girls. So next year number of boys will be $480-30=450$ .

To find the factor at which number of boys reduced we will find the difference of number of boys between both years and divide by initial number of boys.

$\frac{495-450}{495} =\frac{45}{495}$

$\frac{1}{11}$

Therefore, number of boys had been reduced by 1/11.

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