Question

At barlow school, 4\9 of the 873 students are boys.

At Willow School,2\3 of the 630 students are girls.

which school has the greater number of boys and by how many ?

Answer 1

Answer: Barlow has more by 178

Explanation:

Solve for Barlow first: 4/9 of 873 is 388 boys.

Solve for Willow: since 2/3 of the students are girls, that means that 1/3 of them are boys: 1/3 of 630 = 210

Barlow has more, now find out by how many: 388 - 210 = 178.