A school band consist of 45 boys and 50 girls. Of the total number of boys, 18 play the drums. What percent of the boys in the b

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professor190 [17]

3 years ago

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A school band consist of 45 boys and 50 girls. Of the total number of boys, 18 play the drums. What percent of the boys in the b

and play the drums?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Serjik [45] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-18T23:59:17+03:00

Serjik [45]3 years ago

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Use the rule of 3 simple

45 boys mean 100%
18 boys ------- x%
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x = 18*100/45 = 40

so this mean that 40% of the total number of boys play the drums

hope helped

8_murik_8 [283] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-18T21:44:14+03:00

8_murik_8 [283]3 years ago

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That would be 8.1 if you divide