Two thirds of the students in a class are girls. What percentage of students in the class are BOYS?

A 25%. B 30%
C 331/2%. D 661/2%

Respuesta :

The percentage of students in the class are that  BOYS is 33 1/2%

What is two-third in percentage terms?

Two-third means 2 divided 3, in percentage terms, it is 2 divided by 3 multiplied by 100%, in other words, the equivalent percentage for two-third can be computed as shown below:

2/3 in %=2/3*100%

2/3 in %=66.67%

In essence, if two thirds of the students are girls, it means 66.67% of the student population in that class are girls, bearing in mind that the whole population of students comprising of girls and boys, is 100%, which means the percentage of boys is 100% minus the percentage of girls

percentage of boys=100%-66.67%

percentage of boys=33.33%

In short, the percentage of students in the class that are boys is 33 1/2%, option C, which is the closest to 33.33% is the most appropriate in this case.

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