In a class of 20 students 3/5 are boys. If 4 more boys join the class, what fraction of the class are boys now?

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Diet Coke

Mathematics

4 December, 14:24

In a class of 20 students 3/5 are boys. If 4 more boys join the class, what fraction of the class are boys now?

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Lilianna Medina · Answer 1

if 4 more boiiz join the class it will be 2/5

Memphis Barron · Answer 2

2/3 of the class is now boys

Step-by-step explanation:

If you start with 3/5 of 20 is boys that would mean there were 12 boys. If you add 4 more that makes it 16/24 and you can simplify that fraction to 4/6 and simplified even further is 2/3.