Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The compound interest formula for this problem is equal to
where
A is the Final Investment Value
P is the Principal amount of money to be invested
r is the rate of interest in decimal
t is Number of Time Periods in years
in this problem we have
substitute in the formula above
8x - amount of boys
7x- amount of girls
8x + 7x = 195
15x= 195 ( divide by 15)
x= 13
8x = 8 x 13 = 104
7x = 7 x 13= 91
there are 104 boys, and 91 girls.
% increase = 100 - 85
--------- * 100
85
= 17.65
= 18 % to nearest per cent
Answer: 1/7
Step-by-step explanation:
7x=1
x=1/7