The student population of a school consists of 300 girls and 500 boys. If 53% of girls play a sport, and 39% of the boys play a sport, who plays more sports
The information's given in this problem needs to be carefully read before starting the problem. Number of girls in the school = 300 Percentage of girls playing a sport in the school = 53% Number of girls playing a spot in the school = (53/100) * 300 = 53 * 3 = 159 So 159 girls in the school play a sport. Number of boys in the school = 500 Percentage of boys playing a sport in the school = 39% Number of boys playing a sport in the school = (39/100) * 500 = 39 * 5 = 195 So 195 boys in the school play a sport Now it can be conclusively said that the number of boys playing a sport is more than the number of girls playing a sport in the school.
