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Finding Percentage of Given Quantity

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In a school picnic, out of 250 students, 150 are boys. Find the percentage of girls.

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40

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80

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C

20

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50

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Solution

The correct option is A
40

Total number of students = 250
Number of boys = 150
Thus, number of girls = 250 - 150 = 100
Therefore, percentage of girls = $\frac{100}{250} \times 100$

= 40 %

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