Subject
Quantitative Aptitude
Topic
Percentage
There are 1650 students in a college. The difference between the number of boys and girls in the college is 400. What is the percentage of girls in the college ?
There are 1650 students in a college. The difference between the number of boys and girls in the college is 400. What is the percentage of girls in the college ?
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38Explanation
Let no. of boys be 'B' and no. of girls be 'G' Here from given data, B + G = 1650 .....(1) B - G = 400 .....(2) From (1) & (2), we get 2B = 2050 => B = 1025 => G = 1650 - 1025 = 625 Hence, the % of girls = 625 x 100/1650 => 38% (approx).Related questions
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