Question:If `70%` of students in a school are boys and the number of girls is `504, the number of boys is :
A `1680`
B `1176`
C `1276`
D None of these
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+ Answer
B
+ Explanation`30% of x`
`= ⇒ 504 ⇒ 30/(100) x`
`= 504 ⇒ x`
`= (504 xx 100/30)`
`= 1680`
:. Number of boys
`= 70% of 1680`
`= (70/100 xx 1680)`
`= 1176`